| 释义 |
quinˈtupling, vbl. n.
[f. quintuple v. + -ing1.]
Fivefold increase, multiplication by five.
1975N.Y. Times 25 Sept. 65/7 The quintupling of oil prices in the last two years, most economists agree, has accelerated world inflation and intensified the recent slump in world business. 1976Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Feb. 193/3 The burden on the British balance of payments of a quintupling of the price of oil. |
