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six·fold /ˈsɪksfəʊld $ -foʊld/ adverb formal INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTby six times as much or as many 六倍 Burglaries have increased sixfold. 入室盗窃案已增至六倍。 —sixfold adjective a sixfold increase in teenage pregnancies 少女怀孕人数的六倍增长Examples from the Corpussixfold• The plant has increased its production sixfold.• Mrs Whitehouse reports that the use of the F-word on television has increased sixfold in 1991.• Coal prices rose sixfold, those of electricity, gas and petrol rose fourfold, and public transport fares were doubled.• County's share of New York Stock Exchange trading has grown sixfold, to 1.6%.increased sixfold• Mrs Whitehouse reports that the use of the F-word on television has increased sixfold in 1991.six·fold adverbChineseSyllable much many times as as by six or Corpus |