| 单词 | double |
| 释义 | double (dʌbəl ) Word forms: doubles , doubling , doubled 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2 You use double to indicate that something includes or is made of two things of the same kind. ...a pair of double doors into the room from the new entrance hall. ...a lone skier gliding along smooth double tracks. ...three varieties: double toffee, double chocolate, and vanilla. Synonyms: matching, coupled, doubled, paired 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2 You use double before a singular noun to refer to two things of the same type that occur together, or that are connected in some way. ...an extremely nasty double murder. The government committed a double blunder. It was to have been a double wedding. 3. predeterminer A2 If something is double the amount or size of another thing, it is twice as large. The offer was to start a new research laboratory at double the salary he was then getting. ...tropical Queensland, more than double the size of Texas. Double is also a pronoun. If they think you're a tourist, they charge you double. 4. adjective A2 You use double to describe something which is twice the normal size or can hold twice the normal quantity of something. ...a double helping of ice cream. ...a large double garage. Allow the loaves to rise until just about double in size. 5. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A double room is a room intended for two people, usually a couple, to stay or live in. ...bed and breakfast for £180 for two people in a double room. Double is also a noun. The Great Western Hotel costs around £60 a night for a double. 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A double bed is a bed that is wide enough for two people to sleep in. 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure. He was drinking his double whiskey too fast and scowling. Double is also a noun. Give me a whisky, a double. 8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2 Double is used when you are spelling a word or telling someone a number to show that a letter or digit is repeated. Ring four two double two double two if you'd like to speak to our financial adviser. 9. verb B2 When something doubles or when you double it, it becomes twice as great in number, amount, or size. The number of managers must double to 100 within 3 years. [VERB] The program will double the amount of money available to help pay for child care. [VERB noun] 10. countable noun If you refer to someone as a person's double, you mean that they look exactly like them. Your mother sees you as her double. Synonyms: twin, lookalike, spitting image, copy 11. verb If a person or thing doubles as someone or something else, they have a second job or purpose as well as their main one. ...a farmer who doubles as a night nurse. [V as n] Lots of homes in town double as businesses. [VERB + as] Double up means the same as double. The lids of the casserole dishes are designed to double up as baking dishes. [VERB PARTICLE + as] 12. uncountable noun B2 In tennis or badminton, when people play doubles, two teams consisting of two players on each team play against each other on the same court. 13. at the double/on the double phrase [usually PHRASE after verb] If you do something at the double or on the double, you do it very quickly or immediately. [informal] Two soldiers entered at the double and saluted. Come to my office, please, at the double. 14. bend double phrase [VERB inflects] When you bend double, you bend the top half of your body downwards a long way. There wasn't room to stand up and he had to bend double. 15. bent double phrase If someone is bent double, the top part of their body is leaning forward towards their legs, usually because they are in great pain or because they are laughing a lot. In American English, you can also say that someone is bent over double. He left the courtroom on the first day bent double with stomach pain. [+ with/in] 16. see double phrase If you are seeing double, there is something wrong with your eyes, and you can see two images instead of one. I was dizzy, seeing double. 17. in double figures plural noun An amount or number that is in single figures is between zero and nine. An amount or number that is in double figures is between ten and ninety-nine. You can also say, for example, that an amount or number is in three figures when it is between one hundred and nine hundred and ninety-nine. Inflation, which has usually been in single figures, is running at more than 12%. Crawley, with 14, was the only other player to reach double figures. The thermometer nudged three figures yesterday in Rome. Phrasal verbs: double back phrasal verb If you double back, you go back in the direction that you came from. We drove past it and had to double back. [VERB PARTICLE] double down phrasal verb If you double down, you commit more strongly to a position. Rather than admit his policies had failed, he simply doubled down. [VERB PARTICLE] In yesterday's interview, the Prime Minister doubled down on his pledge to increase security measures. [VERB PARTICLE + on] double up 1. phrasal verb If something doubles you up, or if you double up, you bend your body quickly or violently, for example because you are laughing a lot or because you are feeling a lot of pain. ...a savage blow in the crutch which doubled him up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] They laugh so hard they double up with laughter. [V P + with/in] Double over means the same as double up. Everyone was doubled over in laughter. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] 2. See also double [sense 11] Idioms: at the double or on the double very quickly or immediately Michael reached for his phone. `Sergeant? My office, please, at the double.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be in a double bind to be in a very difficult situation, because you have problems that cannot be solved easily or without causing more problems I was in a double bind. If I went, I knew I'd be frustrated by the lack of real communication. And if I didn't go, I'd be criticized. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: double espresso Drinking a double espresso after dinner will not just keep you up at night, it could disrupt your body clock for weeks, a study suggests. Times, Sunday Times (2015) So I'll have a double espresso. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It is mildly entertaining, but by the end you'll be longing for a double espresso. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A double espresso to finish with; perhaps another glass of wine. Times, Sunday Times (2010) She giggles, sipping her double espresso. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I always think that, among trees, the single varieties look more at home, more natural, than formal double flowers. Times, Sunday Times Beautiful double flowers in lovely pastel shades, blooming from early summer to winter frost, come with this free flowering plant, which has a rose-like fragrance. The Sun This novelty grows into a neat, rounded plant covered in small double flowers. The Sun The fully double flowers are packed with petals of a deep magenta. Times,Sunday Times This type can produce up to 30, fully double flowers in a year. The Sun Wrap the pots in a double layer of bubble wrap ( around the sides only) and they should be fine. The Sun (2010) Remove the beef from the oven and cover the crust with a double layer of foil. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Cover the pan with a double layer of tin foil, sealing it tightly around the edges. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Then lay another double layer of clingfilm above it, overlapping the first by about 10cm so you have a large rectangular grid of film. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Painted at the height of his success, this celebrated double portrait of the artist and his wife seems to be celebrating the good times. Times, Sunday Times At first glance, we see a double portrait of a fashionable and attractive couple of some social rank. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Originally a double portrait, it was later cut in two and sold off as separate pieces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The five panels on the lid of the box represent three mythological scenes, a double portrait and a bathing scene. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The double portrait was not finished, and ironically one of the elements that was not painted was the piano. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It hopes to double production between 2010 and 2014 to in excess of 40,000 barrels a day. Times, Sunday Times It expects to double production over the next three months to about eight million tests a month. Times,Sunday Times In the longer term, it could double production to 20 million barrels a day. Times, Sunday Times It will play a key role in the group's ambitions to double production from 430,000 vehicles a year, with an ultimate goal of exceeding one million. Times, Sunday Times The group said that it would expand its product range, double production capacity and improve its sales and distribution network, especially in rural markets. Times, Sunday Times It's the latest badge of luxury; install a double sink in the bathroom now. Times, Sunday Times Many also feature that unmistakeable hallmark of exclusivity: a double sink. Times, Sunday Times It had its own shower-comesteamroom, whirlpool bath and a double sink. The Sun Mine doesn't have a long enough wall for a double sink, or sufficient floor space to lean a towel ladder. Times, Sunday Times The seven-story, 127,000 square-foot building has 79 suites, each of which has one double and three single bedrooms, a common living room, double sink, bathroom, and shower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One series of the show cost £2.6m to make - double the cost of other prime-time shows. Times,Sunday Times It was about double the cost of fuel for a similar-sized petrol or diesel car going the same distance. Times,Sunday Times And her suitcase contains 690 worth of clothing - more than double the cost of her week-long break. The Sun Remember that sitting down in a café will double the cost of your drink, so stand at the bar. ST But if you require quarter-or half-landings, curved stairs and cantilevered treads, then double the cost. Times, Sunday Times This increase will more than double the number of armed response vehicles on our streets and grow a highly trained specialist part of our capability. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The government wants to double the number of homes being self-built by 2021. Times, Sunday Times (2017) If they succeed they will more than double the number of people who have trekked across the entire continent in this way. The Sun (2016) Four eyes are better than two, but won't doubling the number of referees dilute their quality? Times, Sunday Times (2006) Yes, 45,000 - double the rate for the private sector. The Sun For the last ten years non-agricultural productivity growth has averaged over 2.5 per cent per year, almost double the rate of the previous 20 years. Times, Sunday Times Sea levels rose by 3.2mm in 2010, nearly double the rate 20 years ago. The Sun That's more than double the rate of inflation and four times the pay rise that teachers got. The Sun In other words, profitability among the elite group grew at more than double the rate of those in the division below. Times, Sunday Times Those between 18 and 24 accounted for almost 30 per cent of the rise in the unemployment rate, roughly double their share of the labour force. Times, Sunday Times In the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party received 0.76% of the votes cast, more than double their share during the 2006 parliamentary elections, when they received 0.36%. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Of the five rooms, three are suites and two are small doubles that share a bathroom. Times, Sunday Times He has more than doubled the share price, outperformed the market, and returned some 2 billion to investors. Times, Sunday Times Place between two large sheets of clingfilm and use a rolling pin to gently but firmly double the size. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Each transaction he undertook with Resolution in its previous guise doubled the size of the group. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Still, that's nearly double the total before the recession. Houston Chronicle They scored 45 runs during the powerplay, but did not double that total until the sixteenth over. Times, Sunday Times In total, staff bonuses and commissions for the year totalled 35.5m, more than double the total for the previous 12 months. Times, Sunday Times You'll need to factor in the costs of extras, which can more than double the total price. Times, Sunday Times The change could nearly double the total number of landowners and households directly affected from 509 to as many as 1,009. Times, Sunday Times He's had a good run here and won the doubles title here last year, so he can obviously play well on the surface. Times, Sunday Times While they did not carry a seeding, everybody in the competition knew they were equipped to defend the mixed doubles title. Times, Sunday Times During his career he won one doubles title. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During his career he won 1 doubles title and finished runner-up another 9 times. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also won the doubles title for that tournament on the same day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you hit the double seven, you won't have long to work out that single 13 and double 16 will do the trick. Times, Sunday Times The striker, 28, hit a double to end his nine-match run without finding the back of the net. The Sun You find yourself intrigued, and finally slightly mesmerised by the question of who will hit the double when he needs to. Times, Sunday Times To inish a leg you have to hit a double or the bullseye. Times,Sunday Times He hit a double to take his tally to five in six starts — much to the delight of the home fans. The Sun Analysis of buyer numbers during the second quarter of 2020 shows roughly double the number compared to the same period last year. Times,Sunday Times I must have roughly double the average, around 40 pairs. Times, Sunday Times About 9,000 film prizes are awarded annually, roughly double the number of feature films made. Times, Sunday Times But if you really do want to give up, they roughly double your chance of success. The Sun It would roughly double current fuel-economy targets - and raise the price of motors by several thousand dollars. The Sun And he then went on to win the double. Times, Sunday Times I would win the double or the league every time. Times, Sunday Times They can definitely win the double. Times, Sunday Times They made history by being the first club to win a double in any one season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In his first year, he helped his team win the double. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 双倍的, 加倍 Japanese: 2倍の, 2倍にする |
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