“四倍的”在英语中常见的表达是 quadruple(可作形容词、动词或名词,此处取形容词用法) ,也可以说 four times as much as(常用于比较结构中表达“是……的四倍” )或 fourfold(较正式、书面)。以下是具体示例:
quadruple:
This year's profits are quadruple those of last year.(今年的利润是去年的四倍。 )
four times as much as:
The new house is four times as large as the old one.(新房子是旧房子的四倍大。 )
fourfold:
There has been a fourfold increase in sales this year.(今年的销售额增长了四倍。 )