quintupling

英['kwɪntjʊplɪŋ] 美['kwɪntjʊplɪŋ]
  • n. 成五倍
  • quibbler n.吹毛求疵的人
  • quibblesome adj.遁辞的;模拟两可的
  • quibbling adj.诡辩的;吹毛求疵的n.诡辩;吹毛求疵动词quibble的现在分词形式.
  • quibblingly adv.吹毛求疵地;推诿地
  • quiche n.乳蛋饼
Noun:
  1. increasing by a factor of five

1. This year it will be four centuries since Galileo discovered Jupiter's four large satellites, at a stroke quintupling the number of moons then known to humanity.
今年距离伽利略发现木星的四颗大卫星整整400年,突然间人类发现了数倍于其数量的卫星。

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2. This year it will be four centuries since Galileo discovered Jupiter's four large satellites, at a stroke quintupling the number of moons then known to humanity.
今年距离伽利略发现木星的四颗大卫星整整400年,突然间人类发现了数倍于其数量的卫星。

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