twofold
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++two·fold /ˈtuːfəʊld $ -foʊld/ adjective 1 TWOtwo times as much or as many of something 两倍的 a twofold increase in cases of TB 结核病例两倍的增加2 TWOhaving two important parts 有两部分的；双重的 The benefits of the scheme are twofold. 这个计划有双重好处。 —twofold adverb Student numbers have expanded twofold in ten years. 十年间学生的人数增加了一倍。
Examples from the Corpus
twofold• The principal findings of the Implications Team, concurred in by the 350 members of the plenary, were twofold.• My reasons for leaving are twofold.• The answer to the question is twofold.• The answers would seem to be twofold.• The mechanism of the hypercalcemia in vitamin D intoxication is twofold.• The subject is essentially twofold - beach and palm trees, so thought must be given to each.• This new legislation will have a twofold effect on businesses.• a twofold increase in the genetic mutations• The last ten years have seen a twofold increase in the numbers of deaths on the road.• This difference, while twofold, is not statistically significant.• Thus the act in a twofold sense is repugnant to the Constitution.• Because of the number of peaks, the structured form must contain a twofold symmetry if duplex, or fourfold if tetraplex.• The government has a twofold task.twofold increase• These show since 1939 a more than twofold increase in arable land and a corresponding decline in permanent pasture.• The result was a more than twofold increase in the rate of locomotive production.two·fold adjectiveChineseSyllable
as two times many or much as of Corpus something
twofold
two‧fold /ˈtuːfəʊld $ -foʊld/
adjective
1. two times as much or as many of something:
a twofold increase in cases of TB
2. having two important parts:
The benefits of the scheme are twofold.
—twofold adverb:
Student numbers have expanded twofold in ten years.
two‧fold /ˈtuːfəʊld $ -foʊld/
adjective1. two times as much or as many of something:
2. having two important parts:
—twofold adverb: