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单词 double
释义
double1 adjectivedouble2 noundouble3 verbdouble4 adverbdouble5 predeterminer
doubledoub‧le1 /ˈdʌbəl/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective [usually before noun] Entry menu
MENU FOR doubledouble1 of two parts2 two different uses3 twice as big4 for two people5 two letters/numbers6 flower
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINdouble1
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French, Latin duplus, from duo ‘two’ + -plus ‘multiplied by’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Double rooms cost $80, single rooms are $50.
  • A double brandy, please.
  • a double cheeseburger
  • I ordered fish and a double portion of chips.
  • I pushed the double doors open and walked into the office.
  • Last year she suffered the double blow of losing her father and discovering that she had cancer.
  • Leave the dough in a warm place to rise until it is double in bulk.
  • Mortensen had a double motive for going to San Francisco: to see his kids and to apply for a job.
  • She's doing a double major in political science and economics.
  • She drove over the double yellow line and crashed head-on into a truck.
  • The band has just released a new double album.
  • The report and photographs fitted nicely onto a double page.
  • The room contained a double bed, a wardrobe, and a small chest of drawers.
  • These classes are taught over a double class period by one teacher.
  • You cannot park on double yellow lines.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Before talking about the types of window you can choose, let's look briefly at the question of double glazing.
  • During this time the best double petunias were named varieties raised from cuttings.
  • He helped her in a two-year battle against cancer and to come to terms with her double mastectomy.
  • It hopes its own order book is solid but knows that double ordering is going on in the sector.
  • Johnson had not scored in double figures in the first five games.
  • President Clinton's nomination represents a double snub say critics.
  • The house had a double garage which Millar turned into a study and office.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatortwice the normal size
twice the amount, number etc: · The band has just released a new double album.· Last year she suffered the double blow of losing her father and discovering that she had cancer.double whiskey/brandy etc: · A double brandy, please.a double portion of something: · I ordered fish and a double portion of chips.
something you say or write in order to be funny
· Have you heard any good jokes lately?· Wilson spoke for about 15 minutes, peppering his mainly serious message with jokes.joke about · Leno opened the show with a joke about the election.get the jokealso see a joke British (=understand a joke) · It wasn't that I didn't get the joke - I just didn't think it was funny.· Everyone laughed except Mr Broadbent, who didn't see the joke.tell a joke · It's a good idea to start a speech by telling a joke.dirty joke (=one about sex) · In some situations, a dirty joke can be considered sexual harassment.private joke (=a secret joke) · The two girls were whispering in the corner and giggling over some private joke.
a short story you tell to make people laugh: · It reminded her of a funny story she'd heard at work.tell a funny story: · He began telling funny stories about the time he worked as a barman on a cruise ship.
informal something funny that someone says to try to make people laugh - use this especially when what they say annoys you: · Bob Hope would keep his audience laughing with an endless stream of jokes and wisecracks.· Amy responded with a wisecrack that got her in big trouble with the teacher.
a short remark that is funny and clever: · There are some memorable one-liners in every Woody Allen film.· It's a hilarious scene with a succession of brilliant one-liners from Groucho Marx.
a short joke, especially one told by a professional entertainer as part of a show: · His first job was writing gags for a famous comedian.gag about: · He started the show with a few old gags about mothers-in-law.
the sentence or phrase that comes at the end of a joke, and makes it funny: · He got to the end of the joke and couldn't remember the punch line.· I waited for the punch line, but it never came.
spoken say this when you are going to tell someone a joke about a particular subject: · Have you heard the one about the brown cow who goes into a bar?
a joke made by deliberately mixing up or mistaking two different meanings of the same word or two words with the same sound: · "Seven days without food makes one weak'' is a pun on the words "week'' and "weak'', and also on the different meanings of "one''.· The audience groaned at his pun.(if you'll) pardon the pun (=used to say that you know what you are going to say has two meanings): · "Pardon the pun, but we were all in the same boat," said Navy Lieutenant Green.
a joke made by deliberately using a word or phrase that has two possible meanings, one of which is about sex or sexual parts of the body: · Dirty jokes and double meanings are what makes the show funny.· The song's lyrics are full of double entendres.
consisting of two things of the same type
· I pushed the double doors open and walked into the office.· The report and photographs fitted nicely onto a double page.· You cannot park on double yellow lines.
having two types of one particular thing: · It's much safer if you learn to drive in a car which has dual controls.· He found it difficult to cope with the dual pressures of work and home life.dual role/function/purpose/aim: · Don Jose continued in his dual role of father and teacher to his son.· The magistrate's court has a dual function: to try minor cases and consider whether in more serious cases there is enough evidence for a trial to take place.dual nationality/citizenship (=when someone has the legal right to live in two different countries): · He has dual nationality because his father was born in Pakistan and his mother is British.
formal if the reasons, aims, or effects etc, of something are twofold , there are two reasons, aims, or effects: · My reasons for leaving are twofold.· This new legislation will have a twofold effect on businesses.
intended for two people
use this about something that is intended for only two people: · We'd like a table for two please.· a romantic weekend in Paris for two
: double room/bed/mattress a room, bed etc that is intended for two people: · The room contained a double bed, a wardrobe, and a small chest of drawers.· Double rooms cost $80, single rooms are $50.
: two-man tent/canoe a tent etc that is designed for two people: · We all squeezed into Ralph's small two-man tent.· They paddled down the river in a two-man canoe.
unfair treatment because of someone's race, sex, age etc
: discrimination against · The Department was notorious for its blatant discrimination against non-U.S. citizen employees.· The policy forbids any form of discrimination against gay and lesbian students.racial discrimination (=discrimination because of someone's race) · a plan to tackle racial discrimination in the police forcesexual/sex/gender discrimination (=discrimination because of someone's sex) · a sex discrimination caseage discrimination (=discrimination because of someone's age, especially if they are quite old) · He believed his boss had violated the age discrimination law.reverse discrimination (=the practice of treating unfairly a group of people who usually have advantages, in order to be fair to people who do not have those advantages) · White-male fears of reverse discrimination have been widely exaggerated.
to treat someone unfairly because of their race, sex, age etc - use this especially about companies, the police, judges etc: · Shaun says he has definitely been discriminated against because he's black.· Why do so many companies think it's OK to discriminate against older people?
when people do not like or trust someone who is different, for example because they belong to a different race, country, religion etc: · For years he has fought against prejudice and racial hatred.prejudice against: · a rising prejudice against gaysracial prejudice (=prejudice because of someone's race): · The number of hate crimes spurred by racial prejudice is increasing in our state.
when people do not have the same rights or opportunities in their education, their jobs etc, because of their sex, race, or social class: inequality in: · The report looks at inequality in education.inequality between: · The study shows that large inequalities still exist between men and women.inequality of/in: · Most of the complaints centered on the inequality of the justice system.social/sexual/racial etc inequality: · Social inequality is likely to increase in the 21st century.· signs of economic inequality
discriminatory laws, systems etc treat one particular group in society, such as women or black people, unfairly: · Congress is to launch an inquiry into discriminatory acts by immigration officials.· The government enacted laws to protect women from discriminatory employment practices.· Was there evidence of discriminatory treatment?
an attitude or belief, usually about the way you should behave, that is unfairly thought to be correct for one group in society but not for another: · Their action is designed to call attention to the double standards operating in the Mexican judicial system.· What disturbs me most is the racial double standard that exists in foreign policy: Predominantly white countries are given aid and attention while predominantly non-white countries are ignored.
WORD SETS
acacia, nounacorn, nounalmond, nounaloe vera, nounanemone, nounangelica, nounaniseed, nounannual, nounanther, nounapricot, nounaquatic, adjectivearboreal, adjectivearboretum, nounartichoke, nounash, nounasparagus, nounaspen, nounaspidistra, nounaubergine, nounavocado, nounbalsa, nounbalsam, nounbamboo, nounbark, nounbarley, nounbasil, nounbay, nounbay leaf, nounbean, nounbeech, nounbeet, nounbegonia, nounbelladonna, nounbetel, nounbiennial, adjectivebilberry, nounbindweed, nounbiotechnology, nounbirch, nounblackberry, nounblackcurrant, nounblackthorn, nounbloom, nounbloom, verbblossom, nounblossom, verbbluebell, nounblueberry, nounbole, nounboll, nounbotanical, adjectivebotanist, nounbotany, nounbougainvillea, nounbough, nounbox, nounbracken, nounbranch, nounbreadfruit, nounbriar, nounbrier, nounbroad bean, nounbroadleaved, adjectivebroccoli, nounbroom, nounBrussels sprout, nounbud, nounbud, verbbulb, nounbulrush, nounburr, nounbush, nounbusy Lizzie, nounbutter bean, nounbuttercup, nouncabbage, nouncacao, nouncactus, nouncalyx, nouncamellia, nouncanopy, nouncantaloup, nouncapsicum, nouncaraway, nouncarnation, nouncarrot, nouncashew, nouncassava, nouncatkin, nouncauliflower, nouncedar, nouncelery, nouncellulose, nounchard, nouncherry, nounchervil, nounchestnut, nounchickweed, nounchicory, nounChinese leaves, nounchives, nounchlorophyll, nounchokecherry, nounchrysanthemum, nouncilantro, nouncitron, nouncitronella, nouncitrus, nounclematis, nounclementine, nounclimber, nounclove, nounclover, nouncloverleaf, nouncoca, nouncocoa bean, nouncoconut, nouncoffee bean, nouncollard greens, nouncone, nounconifer, nounconker, nouncopper beech, nouncore, nouncoriander, nouncorn, nouncorncob, nouncornflower, nouncotton, nouncottonwood, nouncovert, nouncowslip, nouncrabgrass, nouncreep, verbcreeper, nouncress, nouncrocus, nouncrop, verbcross-fertilize, verbcultivate, verbcultivation, nouncumin, nouncutting, nouncyclamen, nouncypress, noundaffodil, noundahlia, noundaisy, noundamson, noundandelion, noundandelion clock, noundate, noundeadly nightshade, noundeciduous, adjectivedill, noundock, noundouble, adjectiveduckweed, nounDutch elm disease, nounelder, nounelderberry, nounelm, nounendive, nounetiolated, adjectiveeucalyptus, nounevergreen, adjectiveevergreen, nounfemale, adjectivefennel, nounfern, nounfertilize, verbfibre, nounfig leaf, nounfir, nounflax, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflora, nounflower, verbfoliage, nounforget-me-not, nounfoxglove, nounfreesia, nounfrond, nounfruit, nounfruit, verbfuchsia, nounfungal, adjectivefungus, nounfurze, noungardenia, noungentian, noungeranium, noungerminate, verbginger, noungladiolus, noungooseberry, noungorse, noungourd, noungrape, noungrapefruit, noungrapevine, noungrass, noungrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreen bean, noungreengage, noungreen onion, noungreen pepper, noungroundnut, nounguava, noungum, noungum tree, nounhardy, adjectiveharicot, nounhawthorn, nounhazel, nounhazelnut, nounheart, nounheath, nounheather, nounhedgerow, nounheliotrope, nounhemlock, nounhemp, nounherb, nounherbaceous, adjectivehibiscus, nounhickory, nounhip, nounholly, nounhollyhock, nounhoneysuckle, nounhorse chestnut, nounhorseradish, nounhuckleberry, nounhusk, nounhyacinth, nounhybrid, nouniris, nounivy, nounjasmine, nounJerusalem artichoke, nounjuniper, nounkale, nounkelp, nounkernel, nounkidney bean, nounkumquat, nounlaburnum, nounlarch, nounlaurel, nounlavender, nounleader, nounleaf, nounleaf mould, nounleek, nounlegume, nounlemon, nounlentil, nounlettuce, nounlichen, nounlilac, nounlily, nounlily of the valley, nounlima bean, nounlimb, nounlime, nounlinden, nounlinseed, nounlocoweed, nounlog, nounloganberry, nounlotus, nounlush, adjectivelychee, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmale, adjectivemallow, nounmandrake, nounmangrove, nounmaple, nounmarigold, nounmarrow, nounmay, nounmilkweed, nounmimosa, nounmint, nounmistletoe, nounmorning glory, nounmoss, nounmountain ash, nounmulberry, nounmustard, nounmycology, nounmyrrh, nounmyrtle, nounnarcissus, nounnasturtium, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnaturalist, nounnectarine, nounneedle, nounnettle, nounnodal, adjectivenode, nounnodule, nounnut, nounnutshell, nounoak, nounoffshoot, nounoilseed rape, nounoleander, nounolive, nounorchard, nounorchid, nounosier, nounovary, nounovergrown, adjectiveovergrowth, nounox-eye, nounpalm, nounpalm tree, nounpampas grass, nounpansy, nounpapyrus, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectiveparsley, nounparsnip, nounpassionflower, nounpeach, nounpear, nounpeat, nounpecan, nounpeony, nounpeppermint, nounperennial, adjectiveperennial, nounperiwinkle, nounpersimmon, nounpetal, nounpetunia, nounphlox, nounphotosynthesis, nounpimento, nounpimpernel, nounpine, nounpineapple, nounpinewood, nounpink, nounpinto bean, nounpip, nounpippin, nounpistachio, nounpistil, nounpit, nounpitch pine, nounpith, nounplane, nounplane tree, nounplankton, nounplant, nounplant, verbplantain, nounplum, nounpod, nounpoinsettia, nounpoison ivy, nounpoison oak, nounpollen, nounpollen count, nounpollinate, verbpoplar, nounpoppy, nounpoppyseed, nounpotato, nounprickle, nounprickly, adjectiveprickly pear, nounprimrose, nounprimula, nounprivet, nounpropagate, verbpuffball, nounpulp, nounpussy willow, nounragweed, nounragwort, nounramble, verbrambler, nounrampant, adjectiverank, adjectiverape, nounraspberry, nounrattan, nounredcurrant, nounredwood, nounreed, nounreedy, adjectiveresin, nounrhizome, nounrhododendron, nounrhubarb, nounrice, nounrind, nounripe, adjectiveripen, verbroot, nounroot, verbrose, nounrosebud, nounrosemary, nounrubber plant, nounrunner, nounrunner bean, nounrush, nounsac, nounsagebrush, nounsandalwood, nounsap, nounsapling, nounsappy, adjectivesapwood, nounsassafras, nounsavory, nounscallion, nounscion, nounscrub, nounscrubby, adjectiveseaweed, nounsedge, nounseed, nounseed, verbseedling, nounsegment, nounsenna, nounsepal, nounsequoia, nounsesame, nounset, nounshallot, nounshamrock, nounshed, verbshoot, verbshoot, nounshrub, nounsilver birch, nounskin, nounsloe, nounsnapdragon, nounsnowdrop, nounsorghum, nounsorrel, nounsoya bean, nounspearmint, nounspinach, nounspiny, adjectivespore, nounsprig, nounspring onion, nounsprout, verbsprout, nounspruce, nounsquash, nounstalk, nounstamen, nounstem, nounstigma, nounstinging nettle, nounstock, nounstraw, nounstrawberry, nounstring bean, nounstump, nounsucculent, nounsucker, nounsugar, nounsugar beet, nounsugarcane, nounsunflower, nounswede, nounsweetcorn, nounsweet gum, nounsweet pea, nounsweet william, nounsycamore, nountamarind, nountangerine, nountaproot, nountea, nounteasel, nounteazel, nountendril, nounthistle, nounthistledown, nounthorn, nounthorny, adjectivethyme, nountimber, nountoadstool, nountop, nountrailing, adjectivetranspiration, nountranspire, verbtransplant, verbtree, nountreetop, nountrefoil, nountruffle, nountrunk, nountuber, nountulip, nountumbleweed, nounturnip, nountwig, noununderbrush, nounundergrowth, noununripe, adjectivevanilla, nounvariegated, adjectivevegetable, nounvegetation, nounvein, nounvetch, nounvine, nounviolet, nounvirginia creeper, nounwallflower, nounwalnut, nounwater chestnut, nounwatercress, nounwater lily, nounweed, nounwhorl, nounwild rice, nounwillow, nounwilt, verbwisteria, nounwither, verbwithered, adjectivewoody, adjectivewormwood, nounyam, nounyew, nounyucca, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 A lot of the jokes were based on double meaning.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=a bed for two people)· Would you like a double bed or twin beds?
(=with a big bed for two people)· I'd like to book a double bedroom for two nights, please.
 He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top part of your body leaning forward towards your legs).
(=one with two levels for passengers)· London used to be famous for its double-decker buses.
(=for two good things)· It’s a double celebration for our first wedding anniversary and my birthday.
 Positive test results are double-checked (=looked at twice) to make absolutely sure.
(=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin)· Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.
British English, heavy cream American English (=thick cream)
 Sam’s team scored in the double digits in nine out of ten games.
 The death toll is thought to have reached double figures.
 Marje had no idea that her husband was leading a double life with another woman.
 Lunch was produced in double-quick time.
(=be 10 or more/100,000 or more etc)· The death toll in the region has reached five figures.
(=between 10 and 99)· Only two of the group had scores in double figures.
(=for two cars)· The house had a double garage.
(=deceive people by keeping different parts of your life separate and not letting anyone know the whole truth) Joe had been leading a double life, seeing an ex-model while his wife believed he was on business.
(=two meanings at the same time)· Everything he said had a double meaning.
(=becomes twice as big)· The number of road accidents has doubled in the last ten years.
(=twice as large as a normal one)· I ordered a double portion of chicken.
(=a room in a hotel for one person or for two) I’d like to book a double room for two nights.
(=when someone works two shifts one after the other)· He is only halfway through a 20-hour double shift.
(=lines with one empty line after each one)
· The house doubled in value over two years.
(=when you see two of everything around you)· One of the symptoms of the illness is double vision.
(=two lines of paint that mean you cannot park there at any time)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· As an Eric Clapton fan, I recommend this double album without the slightest hesitation.· There are certainly far more double albums out there that are worse.· A double album of greatest hits and misses, which concentrates on their later years.· A sprawling double album of many moods, and even the upbeat numbers have an undertow of fragmentation.· I suppose their new single will be the price of a double album!!
· Liz Norton Both the YC-5 and YC-6 can be used for double bed knitting.· A double bed with starched white sheets covering a too-soft mattress fills most of the space.· Choose either a suite with double bed or large suite with double bed plus double bed settee for one or two children.· I looked longingly at the bed, but it was a double bed.· Bedroom with two single beds which makes a double bed if required.· We squashed side by side in the small double bed which I shared with Grandma when she came to stay.· Harriet had put them in her smaller guest-room which had a double bed.· John feels it's the double bed that worries his Dad, not the puppet.
· But sometimes a double bill would show at the Ritz and nowhere else.· He guessed they were on their way to Badstoneleigh because of the double bill at the Pavilion.· A double bill in the afternoon.· In the early 1960s one result of shrinking cinema audiences was the Sunday double bill of low budget horror movies.· Now that's a double bill.
· I looked at the double doors in horror and wondered if perchance Toplis might be hiding inside.· One of the double doors opened and a nurse peered out.· He followed her as they approached the green-and-gold-painted double doors leading to the ballroom.· His knock sounded the emptiness of the rooms behind the double doors.· To the right, open double doors hinted at shadowy figures.· The double doors stood partly open.· Several of the Lancre guests were glancing at the big double doors, shut for this official ceremony.· He joined the slow column heading out of the double doors of the Kitchen.
· To the right there was a ramp down to a double garage on basement level.· Each Hadon home has a double garage.· It includes master bedroom with ensuite shower room, three further bedrooms, second bathroom, gas central heating, double garage.· The house had a double garage which Millar turned into a study and office.· It was the size of a double garage, open on one side, built of stone and roofed with tiles.· Number forty-seven was a huge red-brick house in gracious grounds, with a double garage and parking space for three more cars.· A coach-house of slightly later vintage served as a double garage.
· This gives a double meaning to Blanche's hatred of naked light.· Old rivalries are barely submerged and every quip has a deadly double meaning.· No, there was no double meaning in what he'd said.· Sniggers and the double meanings surrounded the subject which was one of the biggest taboos in our society.
· Why would a double murder in Cologne have been passed to counter-intelligence?· News of a double murder trial filled the papers.· He wondered what Berowne was expecting him to do; find a potential blackmailer or investigate him for double murder?· Convicted of a brutal rape and double murder, he claims innocence, but is a hate-filled racist.· No one has claimed responsibility for the double murder.· Danilov's double murder looks small beer in comparison.
· We can also book twin or double rooms in nearby houses for your sole use for a £55 supplement.· She was in a double room.· The door closed behind Tweed as he scanned the luxuriously furnished double room which overlooked Albemarle Street.· It features 10 shower rooms, five single day rooms with showers and a double room with shower.· On Friday 1 June and Saturday 2 June there are no single or double rooms available.· Beds in a double room are $ 18. 25 and a single room is $ 36. 50.· A double room at the 100room former home of the Havelock-Allan family is £98.· If you were sleeping with me, I'd have booked a double room.
· No wonder this Government is so despised - Major's double standards smack of deviousness.· Patricia Schroeder of Colorado remains a cautionary symbol of the unfair double standard in the let-your-emotions-all-hang-out department.· This double standard of mores and values between attitudes to men and women was evident throughout the survey.· The double standard that divided the privileged and the poor, men and women, educated and uneducated was pervasive.· This is a double standard which fails to interpret fairly an important aspect of male-female differences.· There seem to be double standards at work here.· In practice, of course, twelfth-century society adopted a double standard on the subject.· With blatant double standards such as this, the West's claim of taking a moral and ethical stand is vacuous.
· Turn out the cake and wrap in a double thickness of greaseproof and foil until ready to decorate.· They are then retained on the sail by tape made into double thickness tags.· Stand tins on a baking tray lined with a double thickness of brown paper.· The frill is obtained by sewing a channel through a double thickness of fabric below the top of the curtain.· Cut round the design through the double thickness of paper.· He pulled the double thickness of the cloak tighter around him and wondered briefly why he had not worn his hiking clothes.· For a round neck, the band can be single or double thickness but a V-neck band can only be single thickness.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Choose a sofa that will do double duty as a guest bed.
  • But the potential financial boost is a double-edged sword.
  • It's been said before that being well-known is a double-edged sword.
  • That can be a double-edged sword, commercially and artistically.
  • The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.
  • This, however, rapidly proved a double-edged weapon.
  • Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword.
  • Colleagues and friends often walked past me in the hallway, then stopped and did a double take.
  • He had to do a double take, bumping into a filing cabinet.
  • When he got to Mrs Luegerhe had never known her first name-he did a double take.
  • Selma complained of seeing double.
► double-page spread/centre spread
  • After the double whammy of rugby in Johannesburg and rowing with Redgrave, though, I more resembled a wizened old man.
  • Anyway, in a showbiz double whammy the boys with the buttocks have been talking to Bryan Burnett.
  • Economic impudence plus political insensitivity combine to make a Kinnockian double whammy that I will vote Tory to avoid, however unenthusiastically.
  • In the political parlance of 1992, I suppose it might be said that Mr Platt has given himself a double whammy.
  • Is he aware that the Labour party will put up both - a double whammy?
1of two parts consisting of two parts that are similar or exactly the same:  a double sink a double wardrobe the great double doors of the cathedral Don’t park your car on double yellow lines.2two different uses combining or involving two things of the same type:  a double murder case A lot of the jokes were based on double meaning.3twice as big twice as big, twice as much, or twice as many as usual:  a double whisky The city was enclosed by walls of double thickness.4for two people made for two people or things to use → single:  Do you need a double bed or two singles? a double room a double garage5two letters/numbers British English spoken used to say that a particular letter or number is repeated:  My name’s Robbins with a double ‘b’. The number is 869 double 2 (=86922).6flower a double flower has more than the usual number of petals → doubly
double1 adjectivedouble2 noundouble3 verbdouble4 adverbdouble5 predeterminer
doubledouble2 ●●● S3 W3 noun Entry menu
MENU FOR doubledouble1 twice the size2 room3 tennis4 baseball5 similar person6 in films7 at the double8 double or quits
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a stunt double
  • Caroline is virtually her mother's double.
  • Goodrich worked as a double for John Wayne.
  • Hrbek led the inning with a double.
  • Rooms cost $95 for a double.
  • Three whiskeys, please - two singles and one double.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Double success at Engineering Two awards in quick succession have earned Courtaulds Engineering a gratifying safety double.
  • Had the ball landed, Johnson had a double or perhaps his fifth triple.
  • If you roll two doubles for distance then the horses collapse with exhaustion and the model is removed from the battle.
  • Southern League Champions, Oxford are after the double.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who looks very much like someone else
a person who looks very much like another person, especially a famous person: Madonna/Elvis Presley etc look-alike: · Have you seen that new commercial with the Mel Gibson look-alike?· There were hundreds of Madonna look-alikes waiting outside Wembley Stadium for the concert.
especially British a person who looks exactly like another person: · I met your double at a party last night. I really thought it was you.
WORD SETS
balk, verbball game, nounball park, nounballplayer, nounbase, nounbaseline, nounbat, verbbatter, nounblooper, nounbreak, nounbull pen, nounbunt, verbcatch, verbcatcher, nouncentre, noundesignated hitter, noundiamond, noundouble, noundouble, verbdouble-header, noundouble play, nounfastball, nounfirst base, nounfly, verbfly, nounfly ball, nounfoul, verbgrand slam, noungrounder, nounheavy hitter, nounhome base, nounhome plate, nounhomer, nounhome run, nouninfield, nouninning, nounmidfielder, nounmitt, nounmound, nounpark, nounpinch-hit, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbpitcher, nounpitchout, nounplate, nounpop fly, nounrebound, verbrebound, nounrun, nounshortstop, nounshut-out, nounsingle, nounslam dunk, nounslugger, nounspring training, nounsteal, verbstrikeout, nountriple, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=a bed for two people)· Would you like a double bed or twin beds?
(=with a big bed for two people)· I'd like to book a double bedroom for two nights, please.
 He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top part of your body leaning forward towards your legs).
(=one with two levels for passengers)· London used to be famous for its double-decker buses.
(=for two good things)· It’s a double celebration for our first wedding anniversary and my birthday.
 Positive test results are double-checked (=looked at twice) to make absolutely sure.
(=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin)· Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.
British English, heavy cream American English (=thick cream)
 Sam’s team scored in the double digits in nine out of ten games.
 The death toll is thought to have reached double figures.
 Marje had no idea that her husband was leading a double life with another woman.
 Lunch was produced in double-quick time.
(=be 10 or more/100,000 or more etc)· The death toll in the region has reached five figures.
(=between 10 and 99)· Only two of the group had scores in double figures.
(=for two cars)· The house had a double garage.
(=deceive people by keeping different parts of your life separate and not letting anyone know the whole truth) Joe had been leading a double life, seeing an ex-model while his wife believed he was on business.
(=two meanings at the same time)· Everything he said had a double meaning.
(=becomes twice as big)· The number of road accidents has doubled in the last ten years.
(=twice as large as a normal one)· I ordered a double portion of chicken.
(=a room in a hotel for one person or for two) I’d like to book a double room for two nights.
(=when someone works two shifts one after the other)· He is only halfway through a 20-hour double shift.
(=lines with one empty line after each one)
· The house doubled in value over two years.
(=when you see two of everything around you)· One of the symptoms of the illness is double vision.
(=two lines of paint that mean you cannot park there at any time)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· There were four competitions: men's singles, women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.· Because I must have been noticed, I was invited by the families to play in mixed doubles.· On Sunday play starts with the mixed doubles at 9am with the men's open singles starting at 10am.· Among the guests, with girl-friend Babs Feltus, was some one who also knows about mixed doubles - Boris Becker.
VERB
· He completed his personal Test double, by scoring six runs. 5.· Boro goalkeeper Stephen Pears has completed a notable double.· And who completed the Test double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in his last match as captain? 11.· There, Arazi asserted his superiority, prompting Corals to quote him 4-1 to complete the Kentucky-Epsom Derby double.
· Because I must have been noticed, I was invited by the families to play in mixed doubles.· Harriet played in tennis doubles and her public school boyfriends crowded in to eat her jam tarts.
· In 1883 she and Ann won the consolation doubles at the Northern Championships in Manchester.· Knox also won the doubles championship, teaming with Claire Curren.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He dived away at the double and took himself as far as his long legs would carry him.
  • I looked at the double doors in horror and wondered if perchance Toplis might be hiding inside.
  • Mercury prepares to expand at the double WALLASEY-based same-day courier service Mercury Express has embarked on a national expansion.
  • Not much is gained by pointing at the double standards of western nations; these are too well known.
  • You have taken on far too much and are trying to do too many things at the double.
► double or quits
  • the men's doubles
  • I met your double at a party last night. I really thought it was you.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Choose a sofa that will do double duty as a guest bed.
  • But the potential financial boost is a double-edged sword.
  • It's been said before that being well-known is a double-edged sword.
  • That can be a double-edged sword, commercially and artistically.
  • The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.
  • This, however, rapidly proved a double-edged weapon.
  • Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword.
  • Colleagues and friends often walked past me in the hallway, then stopped and did a double take.
  • He had to do a double take, bumping into a filing cabinet.
  • When he got to Mrs Luegerhe had never known her first name-he did a double take.
  • Selma complained of seeing double.
► double-page spread/centre spread
  • After the double whammy of rugby in Johannesburg and rowing with Redgrave, though, I more resembled a wizened old man.
  • Anyway, in a showbiz double whammy the boys with the buttocks have been talking to Bryan Burnett.
  • Economic impudence plus political insensitivity combine to make a Kinnockian double whammy that I will vote Tory to avoid, however unenthusiastically.
  • In the political parlance of 1992, I suppose it might be said that Mr Platt has given himself a double whammy.
  • Is he aware that the Labour party will put up both - a double whammy?
1twice the size [countable, uncountable] something that is twice as big, as much etc as usual or as something else:  Scotch and water, please – make it a double. ‘They offered me £10,000.’ ‘I’ll give you double.’2room [countable] a room for two people in a hotel → single:  A double costs $95 a night.3tennis doubles [uncountable] a game played between two pairs of players, especially in tennis → singles:  the men’s doubles → mixed doubles4baseball [countable] a hit in baseball which allows the batter to reach second base:  Walker led the inning with a double.5similar person somebody’s double someone who looks very like someone else:  She’s her mother’s double.6in films [countable] an actor who takes the place of a more famous actor in a film, especially because the acting involves doing something dangerous:  I think they used a double in the shower scene.7at the double British English, on the double American English informal very quickly and without any delay:  He was told to get back to Washington on the double.8double or quits British English, double or nothing American English a situation in a game when you must do something that could either win you twice as much money or make you lose it all
double1 adjectivedouble2 noundouble3 verbdouble4 adverbdouble5 predeterminer
doubledouble3 ●●● S3 verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
double
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydouble
he, she, itdoubles
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydoubled
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave doubled
he, she, ithas doubled
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad doubled
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill double
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have doubled
Continuous Form
PresentIam doubling
he, she, itis doubling
you, we, theyare doubling
PastI, he, she, itwas doubling
you, we, theywere doubling
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been doubling
he, she, ithas been doubling
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been doubling
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be doubling
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been doubling
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Building costs have doubled since then.
  • In those thirty years, San Francisco doubled in size.
  • Ralph doubled up his blankets and put them at the foot of the bed.
  • The federal government has doubled its tax on liquor.
  • The number of female bank managers doubled from 104 to 208.
  • Welfare spending will nearly double by the year 2002.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Allow the dough to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, until it has roughly doubled in size.
  • Cleverly used it will double, treble, even quadruple the size.
  • In all the nine studies of monitoring, the number of cesarean deliveries was doubled in the group that was monitored.
  • In Leicester youth court, the influx of 17-year-olds has doubled the number of juvenile offenders coming before magistrates.
  • Quarterly losses at Freeserve, Britain's biggest internet service provider, doubled to nearly $ 27m.
  • So the thought of watching a film in which he doubles, triples and quadruples was frankly a most scary prospect.
  • The bass may however, always be doubled at the octave below if desired.
  • The mess deck doubles as the movie lounge, with a video library housing thousands of films.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSto increase
to become larger in number, amount, or degree: · Sales increased by 25%.· The level of violence has increased.
to increase. Go up is less formal than increase, and is the usual verb to use in everyday English: · The price of coffee has gone up.
to increase. Rise sounds a little formal and is often used when talking about the level of something increasing: · The demand for oil has been rising steadily.· Living standards have risen dramatically.
to increase, especially gradually over a period of time – used about numbers or amounts: · Since 1990, US imports of foreign goods have grown at a rate of 7.7% per year.· The number of people working from home has grown substantially.
to increase to a high level – used about things that you do not want to increase such as costs, crimes, or violence: · Fuel prices are escalating.· The fighting has escalated.
to become twice as much or three times as much: · Since 1950, the number of people dying from cancer has almost doubled.· The company’s profits tripled last quarter.
to become larger in size, or to include a wider range of activities: · The business has expanded at a rate of 15% per year.· We are hoping to expand into mobile phone services.
to increase and reach a very high level – used about numbers and amounts, or about feelings: · The temperature soared to 36.6 degrees Centigrade.· His confidence soared.· The singer’s popularity has soared.
to increase very quickly and suddenly – used about prices, numbers, or temperatures: · Share prices shot up 30% over the last week.
to make something increase
to make something larger in number, amount, or degree: · Being overweight increases the risk of having a heart attack.· We need to increase the number of police officers on the streets.
to increase prices, taxes etc. Put something up is less formal than increase, and is the usual verb to use in everyday English: · The landlord has put the rent up again.· They’re always putting up gas prices.
to increase something such as prices or taxes, or levels or standards: · The bank has raised interest rates for the third time this year.· The school aims to raise students’ levels of achievement.
to increase the amount of something so that it is twice or three times as large: · The airline plans to double the number of passengers it carries by 2015.· High blood pressure triples the risk of strokes.
to increase sales, profits, production etc, especially when they have been lower than you want them to be: · Growing affluence has boosted sales.· Oil exports boosted the economy.
to increase something so that it contains a wider range of things, or to increase the size of a business: · The company plans to expand its retail operations.· Supermarkets have expanded their ranges to include non-food items.
to increase something such as your power or influence, or the number of things you are involved in: · We are hoping to extend the range of services that we offer.· The company plans to extend its dominance of the world car market.
to increase your efforts or activities, especially to change a situation: · Security has been stepped up following the bombing.· Local people have stepped up their campaign to prevent a prison being built in their neighbourhood.
to increase a feeling or effect: · The attack has heightened concerns about racism in schools.· Hunger can heighten the effect that alcohol has on you.
to increase something as much as possible: · Businesses try to maximize efficiency and cut costs.· To maximize the chances of a successful pregnancy, you should make sure that you eat well.
Longman Language Activatorto bend your body or part of your body
to move your body forwards or move it downwards, so that you can lift something, touch something etc: · He bent and kissed the child on the head.· The doctor says no bending or lifting for at least six weeks.bend across/towards: · She bent towards me and whispered in my ear.bend your arm/knee/finger etc: · "Bend your knees!'' shouted the ski instructor.
to bend your body from the waist, usually in order to pick something up: · Lenny bent over to pick up the coins.bend over something: · My earliest memories are of my mother bending over my cot to kiss me goodnight.
to bend your body low enough to pick something up, touch the floor etc: · Sheila bent down to pick up the cat.· He was bending down tying his shoelaces.
to bend your head and upper body slightly, as a formal greeting or as a sign of respect or obedience: · Archer bowed and left the stage.· All the men turned and bowed as the Emperor passed.
to bend your legs under you, in a sitting position, and lean forwards, especially in order to hide from someone: · I crouched behind a bush as the soldiers marched by.· There were six people in the clearing, crouching around the campfire.crouch down: · The plumber crouched down and looked under the sink.
to bend down low, especially to pick something up and then stand up again: · There were two letters by the door. He stooped and picked them up.· She stooped and hugged the little dog.
to lie down and bend your legs, arms, back, and neck into a circular position, so that you feel warm and comfortable: · She curled up in her bed that night, thinking of Michel.· The two cats curled up together in the armchair.· I was so tired all I wanted to do was curl up and watch TV.
to suddenly bend your body at the waist, especially because you are laughing or in pain: · We doubled over, laughing so hard it hurt.be doubled up/over with: · He was doubled up with cramps from the greasy stew.
to increase a lot
to increase greatly in number: · Since they started borrowing money, their problems have multiplied.· The number of settlements multiplied enormously.· The insects multiply rapidly during hot, dry summers.
to become twice as much or twice as many: · Welfare spending will nearly double by the year 2002.double to: · The number of female bank managers doubled from 104 to 208.double in size/value: · In those thirty years, San Francisco doubled in size.
also treble British to become three times as much or three times as many: · The number of senior citizens living in poverty has trebled in the last three years. · The party's majority in Congress tripled as a result of the election.triple in size/value: · The shares have trebled in value since trading resumed on Wednesday.
to become four times as much or four times as many: · In ten years, homicide rates tripled and suicide rates quadrupled.quadruple to: · By the end of 1973, the price of oil had quadrupled to $11.65 a gallon.
formal if something proliferates , it increases very quickly, and becomes more common: · The HIV virus is able to proliferate at an astonishing rate.· Child pornography is proliferating due to the increased use of computer chat rooms.
to increase in number, at first slowly and then faster and faster: · Unemployment snowballed at the beginning of the 1980s.· Things hadn't exactly been going our way, but after the first defeat, everything sort of snowballed.
to make a number or amount increase
· High alcohol consumption increases the risk of liver disease. · The Clean Air Act would increase the cost of electric power in the Midwest.· The party aims to increase the number of women elected to Congress.· We reduced the size of the magazine because we didn't want to increase the price.increase something to · The company has increased its workforce to 1,500 employeesincrease something by 20%/$400/1 million etc · a program to increase output by 14%
if someone raises raises a tax, price, temperature etc, they increase it: · The president should take the necessary steps of raising taxes and cutting public spending.· All the major airlines have raised their fares.raise something to $300/40C/200 etc: · The retirement age has been raised to 65 for both men and women.
informal if someone puts up the cost or price of something, they increase it: put up something: · They've put up the price of petrol again.put something up: · A solicitor can advise whether the landlord has a right to put the rent up.· This used to be quite a cheap restaurant but they've put their prices up since the last time I came here.
informal to increase prices or amounts by a large amount, especially when this seems unreasonable: jack something up: · I guess they must jack the price up in the summer, then mark it down in the winter. jack up something: · a proposal that would have jacked up taxi fares by as much as 30%
to make something increase - use this about things you would prefer to keep low, such as costs and prices: push/drive/force up something: · An expansion of the weapons research program is sure to drive up defence costs.· In recent years, increased demand has forced up the price of copper on world markets.push/force/drive something up: · Office vacancy rates have reached a low, pushing rents up sharply for office and industrial space.
to increase something such as production, sales, or wages because they are not as high as you want them to be: · The plan was meant to boost agricultural production.· The multi-million dollar ad campaign has failed to boost sales.· Greater consumer access to the Internet has boosted electronic retailing.
to increase a number or amount by two, three, or four times: · The company has quadrupled Sonia's salary in just three years in recognition of her achievements.· The government doubled the sales tax on cigarettes from 20% to 40%.
also maximise British to make something such as profit, power, or productivity increase to the highest level that you can achieve: · The bank's function is to maximize profits, and that requires some risk-taking.· To maximise power output, solar panels are placed on the highest part of the building.
used for a particular purpose
: be used as · Three extra rooms were used as classrooms when necessary.· An old Chianti bottle can be used as an attractive base for a table-lamp.be used for · The tanks are used for storing chemicals.be used to do something · Hypnosis is sometimes used to help people give up smoking.
to be intended to be used for a particular purpose: · "What are these buttons for?" "They're for controlling the heating system."· The phones are for internal communication only.
to be used for a particular purpose, especially a different purpose from its original one: · The old hospital in London Road now serves as a hostel for the homeless.· They had no bathroom, so a hole in the ground served as a toilet.
if something doubles as something else, it is used for that purpose as well as for its original purpose: · The village post-office doubles as a store.· Lingerie that doubles as clothing was very fashionable at the time.
to become more valuable
· They bought a Ferrari knowing that it would increase in value.· Through clever marketing, the shares have gone up in value quite quickly.· The pound has risen in value against the yen over the weekend.
to become gradually more valuable over a period of time: · This property has appreciated rapidly during the last ten years.· Most investments are still expected to appreciate at a steady rate.
to become two or three times more valuable: · Fortunately, when I sold my apartment it had almost doubled in value since I bought it.· Production of iron and steel more than tripled in value during the 1950s.
WORD SETS
balk, verbball game, nounball park, nounballplayer, nounbase, nounbaseline, nounbat, verbbatter, nounblooper, nounbreak, nounbull pen, nounbunt, verbcatch, verbcatcher, nouncentre, noundesignated hitter, noundiamond, noundouble, noundouble, verbdouble-header, noundouble play, nounfastball, nounfirst base, nounfly, verbfly, nounfly ball, nounfoul, verbgrand slam, noungrounder, nounheavy hitter, nounhome base, nounhome plate, nounhomer, nounhome run, nouninfield, nouninning, nounmidfielder, nounmitt, nounmound, nounpark, nounpinch-hit, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbpitcher, nounpitchout, nounplate, nounpop fly, nounrebound, verbrebound, nounrun, nounshortstop, nounshut-out, nounsingle, nounslam dunk, nounslugger, nounspring training, nounsteal, verbstrikeout, nountriple, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Within two years the company had doubled in size.
 A promise was given to double the number of police on duty.
 Both the girls were doubled up with laughter.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=a bed for two people)· Would you like a double bed or twin beds?
(=with a big bed for two people)· I'd like to book a double bedroom for two nights, please.
 He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top part of your body leaning forward towards your legs).
(=one with two levels for passengers)· London used to be famous for its double-decker buses.
(=for two good things)· It’s a double celebration for our first wedding anniversary and my birthday.
 Positive test results are double-checked (=looked at twice) to make absolutely sure.
(=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin)· Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.
British English, heavy cream American English (=thick cream)
 Sam’s team scored in the double digits in nine out of ten games.
 The death toll is thought to have reached double figures.
 Marje had no idea that her husband was leading a double life with another woman.
 Lunch was produced in double-quick time.
(=be 10 or more/100,000 or more etc)· The death toll in the region has reached five figures.
(=between 10 and 99)· Only two of the group had scores in double figures.
(=for two cars)· The house had a double garage.
(=deceive people by keeping different parts of your life separate and not letting anyone know the whole truth) Joe had been leading a double life, seeing an ex-model while his wife believed he was on business.
(=two meanings at the same time)· Everything he said had a double meaning.
(=becomes twice as big)· The number of road accidents has doubled in the last ten years.
(=twice as large as a normal one)· I ordered a double portion of chicken.
(=a room in a hotel for one person or for two) I’d like to book a double room for two nights.
(=when someone works two shifts one after the other)· He is only halfway through a 20-hour double shift.
(=lines with one empty line after each one)
· The house doubled in value over two years.
(=when you see two of everything around you)· One of the symptoms of the illness is double vision.
(=two lines of paint that mean you cannot park there at any time)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Ospreys have been recorded annually since 1947, except in 1948, but since 1961 numbers have almost doubled.· Peristaltic garments could almost double blood flow in healthy subjects.· Imports of capital goods rose 50. 7 percent and consumer goods almost doubled in 1995, it said.· The museum is already preparing for a huge building project that will almost double its exhibition space.· The New York gallery will be expanded to almost double its present size, to19,000 square feet.· General mobilization was designed to raise the strength to 32 million, but this number was almost doubled in 1914.· If your design is in three of four colours, then the amount of memory needed is almost doubled.
· They had doubled back and got out of the single-leaf door of the car.· The way moves cast, and then doubles back, labyrinth-like, to head north and up the stairs.· There came a time when he doubled back after the others had gone on the trail taking their cyan hardness with them.· But our dinner doubled back away from the marksmen and headed over a ridge.· He doubled back to tell Holly she had written a nice piece on Donaldson.· But Vicenza was half way from Venice to Verona, so if they did that they would all be doubling back.
· In April IR35 effectively doubled my tax burden.
· Average incomes have nearly doubled, from $ 1,300 to $ 2,500.· And the re-enlistment rate for first-term mechanics had nearly doubled.· The party nearly doubled its support to 21.5 percent in communal elections in Carinthia on March 10, 1991.· Their number has nearly doubled since 1947.· Illustrated fundamental problem of ownership-nearly doubles journeys made.· It nearly doubled his monthly wage, from $ 3. 75 to $ 6. 50.· Vehicle thefts have nearly doubled in two years.· Everyone was polite, cordial, and nearly doubled up with pain.
· She felt her legs being secured in that position, so she was doubled over to look like a sandwich.· They were doubled over, poking at each other, making cryptic comments and bursting again into laughter.· The man doubled over and screamed.· I felt a thump against my abdomen and it became necessary to double over in order to facilitate breathing.· Carrefour faltered, doubling over as the bullet caught him just below the sternum.· Sometimes doubling over in anguish, Vega described her murdered cousin as a beautiful person who has gone to a beautiful place.· The company, whose stock market value has doubled over the past year, is currently valued at about £9700m.· By midnight I was doubled over.
· This roughly doubled the number of known and treated hypertensives in the practice.· Company sales rose 15 percent last year and have roughly doubled every five years.· This roughly doubles the number of young from a spawning.· Candidates who follow the limits could receive roughly double that amount from each donor.· In the last two decades world production of electricity has roughly doubled, with the developing nations pulling towards overtaking the developed.· Allow the dough to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, until it has roughly doubled in size.· A techie's delight. 6 SuperStar Pro claims to roughly double the capacity of your hard disk.· Summers and Clark also discovered that unemployment insurance roughly doubles the number of people who stay unemployed for more than three months.
· Its small form factor allows two computers, in close proximity, to double up on the 10BaseT hub.· Men can double up on all three groups.· All the grooms doubled up with laughter.· He was still doubled up and he had his head in his hands.· A good whack gives a bad ache and may even double up your opponent.· They pull the woman, who is trying to stay doubled up, towards the door.· The highlander doubled up, eyes crossed and streaming.· Everyone was polite, cordial, and nearly doubled up with pain.
· With increased services the company has virtually doubled its employees from 6,500 a decade ago to more than 13,000 today.· Her sister Jean also had osteoporosis, and she was virtually doubled up when she died, aged 80.
NOUN
· Since February buyers have taken up 1.5m bales, double the amount in the same period last year.· It has just about doubled the amount of candidates.· If the Tories were elected Mr Streeter would double the amount of the bilateral aid budget that goes to the charities.· Candidates who follow the limits could receive roughly double that amount from each donor.· After this time they doubled the amount of current and found that the energy books almost balanced.· Her only other suggestion was to double the amount of vanilla, to give it a flavor boost.
· Energy costs have also hit hard: some mid-westerners' heating bills have nearly doubled in a year.
· Expansion plans announced over the weekend will enable the company to double its manufacturing capacity.· The second generation will double that capacity.· The scheme will nearly double the seating capacity of the stadium, creating an additional 7,650 seats.· With Stacker 3.0 it's now possible to more than double your disk capacity using the package's customisable compression features.· The Morestore can be expanded by the simple addition of a module unit, which doubles the storage capacity.· The new satellite will double the country's capacity for information gathering from space.· The brewhouse he installed then is now being replicated in mirror image to double that capacity.· A techie's delight. 6 SuperStar Pro claims to roughly double the capacity of your hard disk.
· Equipping a plant to cope with carbon dioxide is likely to double its cost.· We are also paying less for clothes but housing and motoring have doubled in cost.
· By 1972, that figure had doubled to over 120,000 offences and since then there has been a steady increase.· This year, he expects that figure to double.· On the benchmark figure that is about double what it should be.· The figure, double that of the previous year, is blamed on the vast increase in the use of the internet.· At Liverpool John Moores University, the figure has doubled since 1989.· By 1957 this figure had doubled to 4 million and by 1961 had trebled to 6 million.
· Automobile workers had doubled their incomes and expanded their skills.· Perhaps that way, he thought, he might even be able to double his income.· That sum doubles their monthly income.· Clare doubled her income overnight, and felt that she was doing a useful job.· In just one year, they had doubled their income.
· Sharp cuts in its prices in the autumn doubled its market share, but lowered profits.
· Membership To double the current membership in ten years.
· New Scientist said that the government was planning to double its money for space in the next few years.· Clever inventions and innovations that merely double your money would not make the cut anymore.· Control has almost doubled its money.· He more than doubled his money.· Bishop David has already appealed to us to double the money we give to the Church wherever we can.
· Ospreys have been recorded annually since 1947, except in 1948, but since 1961 numbers have almost doubled.· Their number has nearly doubled since 1947.· This number is projected to double by 2021.· General mobilization was designed to raise the strength to 32 million, but this number was almost doubled in 1914.· Twenty years later the number of primaries doubled to thirty-two, electing 71 percent of the convention delegates.· Each time the cells divide, the number of cells doubles.· The number of cattle-stealing cases doubled, reaching 2,020 in 1938, five times the level reported ten years earlier.
· Not only have tigers doubled in numbers, but other species and habitats have benefited.· Because it was single-sided, the groove pitch was doubled to allow two numbers on each disc.· They would double the numbers against you.
· Between 1898 and 1930 the population of Chicago doubled, to become some three million people.· Between 1850 and 1914 population doubled, urban population tripled and national income more than tripled.· Demographers project that its population will double in size within a generation.· Combined with industrial and commercial developments, it enabled Catalonia to support a population that doubled within the eighteenth century.
· They cost around £60a-week, but if there's been a baby boom in the area prices can double!· Food subsidies are reduced or thrown out altogether and food prices may double or triple overnight.· Imagine how many times restaurants and merchants had to change their posted prices during the inflationary 1970s, when prices almost doubled.· Price controls were lifted from 85 percent of goods, causing prices on average to double in the course of January alone.· Not only was admission going to increase, the price of popcorn was doubling to a dime.· Sharp cuts in its prices in the autumn doubled its market share, but lowered profits.· While whole bean prices more than doubled, gourmet coffee bars pushed up their prices by a far lower percentage.
· Thorn's shares shot ahead 20p to 848p on the news that it had almost doubled annual profits to £289.9m.· The chain of recreational-vehicle and boat stores posted fiscal 1995 earnings of 20 cents a share, doubling the year-earlier profit.· It took us three years to do it, but we changed the face of Mothercare and doubled the profits.· Exxon Mobil, Shell and Texaco have also nearly doubled profits in that period.· Harry Potter continues to spin his magic, doubling publisher Bloomsbury's profits to $ 8m.
· A doubling of the set-aside rate is not good news, coming at a time when every penny counts.· In 1990, Tucson had a poverty rate 40 percent higher than Phoenix and almost double the rate of Las Vegas.· Meanwhile Hughes is hoping to double his strike rate for Northern Ireland.· Last year it was increased by 20 percent across the three engine capacity bands - double the inflation rate.· A survey has shown that pocket money has increased in the past year by almost double the rate of inflation.· They will roughly double their peeking rates from 10 to 20 peeks per minute following disturbance by a cat.
· The Mintel report predicted sales would more than double again by the end of 2000.· Dataquest predicts that world chip sales will more than double to about $ 331 billion by the year 2000.· Soon InterCity were claiming that sales had doubled to 5 million a year.· Encouraged by friendlier tax treatment, U.K. sales could double between now and 1997.
· Sharp cuts in its prices in the autumn doubled its market share, but lowered profits.· Lockheed Martin has said it wants to double its share of the satellite launch market to 50 percent.
· Enterprise also plan to expand their estate by acquiring more pubs, aiming to double in size by 1996.· Cover and let rise about 1 hour or until nearly doubled in size.· Many if not most of them had doubled in size during the first half of the nineteenth century.· Cover and allow to rise until the dough has doubled in size or is cresting over the bread pans.· It covers the years of acquisition from 1986 to 1989 and almost doubles the size of the collection.· Cover and proof until doubled in size, about 45 minutes to 1 1 / 2 hours.· Now it is doubling the size of its Stelrad baths, boilers and radiators division with the Caradon purchase.· Management was planning to spend $ 1 million to double the size of the tipping floor, where the trucks unloaded.
· The firm is also doubling its floor space as of June 15 when it adds adjacent offices in Marlborough to its plot.· By 1996, the group plans to inject £85m and double its airport retailing space.· The museum is already preparing for a huge building project that will almost double its exhibition space.· New Scientist said that the government was planning to double its money for space in the next few years.· The expansion nearly doubles the library's space.
· Those in mint condition have doubled in value over the last two years to around £50.· Those certificates nearly doubled in value within hours after the appeals court decision was announced last summer.· If Jamie Mitchell filled his rust bucket up with petrol, it'd double the value.· But for it to get back to $ 20 it has to double in value, going up 100 percent.· Low income families would be compensated by doubling the value of child benefit over the life of a parliament.· How do you double the value of a Trabant, for instance?
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Choose a sofa that will do double duty as a guest bed.
  • But the potential financial boost is a double-edged sword.
  • It's been said before that being well-known is a double-edged sword.
  • That can be a double-edged sword, commercially and artistically.
  • The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.
  • This, however, rapidly proved a double-edged weapon.
  • Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword.
  • Colleagues and friends often walked past me in the hallway, then stopped and did a double take.
  • He had to do a double take, bumping into a filing cabinet.
  • When he got to Mrs Luegerhe had never known her first name-he did a double take.
  • Selma complained of seeing double.
► double-page spread/centre spread
  • After the double whammy of rugby in Johannesburg and rowing with Redgrave, though, I more resembled a wizened old man.
  • Anyway, in a showbiz double whammy the boys with the buttocks have been talking to Bryan Burnett.
  • Economic impudence plus political insensitivity combine to make a Kinnockian double whammy that I will vote Tory to avoid, however unenthusiastically.
  • In the political parlance of 1992, I suppose it might be said that Mr Platt has given himself a double whammy.
  • Is he aware that the Labour party will put up both - a double whammy?
1[intransitive, transitive] to become twice as big or twice as much, or to make something twice as big or twice as muchdouble in size/number/value etc Within two years the company had doubled in size. The church has doubled its membership in the last five years.double the size/number/amount etc (of something) A promise was given to double the number of police on duty.► see thesaurus at increase2[transitive] (also double over/up) to fold something in half:  Take a sheet of paper and double it over.3[intransitive] to hit the ball far enough to get to second base in a game of baseballdouble as somebody/something phrasal verb to have a second use, job, or purpose as a particular thing:  The school doubled as a hospital during the war.double back phrasal verb to turn around and go back the way you have come:  The driver doubled back and headed for Howard Bay.double back on yourself We kept getting lost and having to double back on ourselves.double up phrasal verb1 (also double over) to suddenly bend over at the waist because you are laughing so much or are in pain:  Emilio doubled over, grabbing his leg.be doubled up/over with laughter/pain etc Both the girls were doubled up with laughter.2to share something, especially a bedroomdouble up with You’ll have to double up with Susie while your aunt is here.
double1 adjectivedouble2 noundouble3 verbdouble4 adverbdouble5 predeterminer
doubledouble4 ●●○ adverb Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As Kasparov knows full well, the years count double once a chess player passes 35.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=a bed for two people)· Would you like a double bed or twin beds?
(=with a big bed for two people)· I'd like to book a double bedroom for two nights, please.
 He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top part of your body leaning forward towards your legs).
(=one with two levels for passengers)· London used to be famous for its double-decker buses.
(=for two good things)· It’s a double celebration for our first wedding anniversary and my birthday.
 Positive test results are double-checked (=looked at twice) to make absolutely sure.
(=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin)· Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.
British English, heavy cream American English (=thick cream)
 Sam’s team scored in the double digits in nine out of ten games.
 The death toll is thought to have reached double figures.
 Marje had no idea that her husband was leading a double life with another woman.
 Lunch was produced in double-quick time.
(=be 10 or more/100,000 or more etc)· The death toll in the region has reached five figures.
(=between 10 and 99)· Only two of the group had scores in double figures.
(=for two cars)· The house had a double garage.
(=deceive people by keeping different parts of your life separate and not letting anyone know the whole truth) Joe had been leading a double life, seeing an ex-model while his wife believed he was on business.
(=two meanings at the same time)· Everything he said had a double meaning.
(=becomes twice as big)· The number of road accidents has doubled in the last ten years.
(=twice as large as a normal one)· I ordered a double portion of chicken.
(=a room in a hotel for one person or for two) I’d like to book a double room for two nights.
(=when someone works two shifts one after the other)· He is only halfway through a 20-hour double shift.
(=lines with one empty line after each one)
· The house doubled in value over two years.
(=when you see two of everything around you)· One of the symptoms of the illness is double vision.
(=two lines of paint that mean you cannot park there at any time)
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • The old man was bent double under his load.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Choose a sofa that will do double duty as a guest bed.
  • But the potential financial boost is a double-edged sword.
  • It's been said before that being well-known is a double-edged sword.
  • That can be a double-edged sword, commercially and artistically.
  • The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.
  • This, however, rapidly proved a double-edged weapon.
  • Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword.
  • Colleagues and friends often walked past me in the hallway, then stopped and did a double take.
  • He had to do a double take, bumping into a filing cabinet.
  • When he got to Mrs Luegerhe had never known her first name-he did a double take.
  • Selma complained of seeing double.
► double-page spread/centre spread
  • After the double whammy of rugby in Johannesburg and rowing with Redgrave, though, I more resembled a wizened old man.
  • Anyway, in a showbiz double whammy the boys with the buttocks have been talking to Bryan Burnett.
  • Economic impudence plus political insensitivity combine to make a Kinnockian double whammy that I will vote Tory to avoid, however unenthusiastically.
  • In the political parlance of 1992, I suppose it might be said that Mr Platt has given himself a double whammy.
  • Is he aware that the Labour party will put up both - a double whammy?
 be bent double to be bent over a long way:  The trees were almost bent double in the wind. → see double at see1(28)
double1 adjectivedouble2 noundouble3 verbdouble4 adverbdouble5 predeterminer
doubledouble5 ●●○ predeterminer Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Over 30% of marriages end in divorce, which is double the number 20 years ago.
  • The house is now worth double the amount we paid for it.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen a number or amount is twice as big as another
: twice as big/fast/much/many etc bigger, faster etc by 100%: · This sweater would have cost twice as much if I'd bought it in England.twice the size/my salary/his age etc: · He married a woman who was twice his age.· It's about twice the length of a football field.· Full cream milk contains about twice the fat of skimmed milk.
twice as much as an amount, number etc: double the amount/number/weight/size/cost etc: · Over 30% of marriages end in divorce, which is double the number 20 years ago.· The house is now worth double the amount we paid for it.
two times as much or as many of something: a twofold increase: · The last ten years have seen a twofold increase in the numbers of deaths on the road.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 We’ll need double this amount for eight people.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=a bed for two people)· Would you like a double bed or twin beds?
(=with a big bed for two people)· I'd like to book a double bedroom for two nights, please.
 He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top part of your body leaning forward towards your legs).
(=one with two levels for passengers)· London used to be famous for its double-decker buses.
(=for two good things)· It’s a double celebration for our first wedding anniversary and my birthday.
 Positive test results are double-checked (=looked at twice) to make absolutely sure.
(=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin)· Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.
British English, heavy cream American English (=thick cream)
 Sam’s team scored in the double digits in nine out of ten games.
 The death toll is thought to have reached double figures.
 Marje had no idea that her husband was leading a double life with another woman.
 Lunch was produced in double-quick time.
(=be 10 or more/100,000 or more etc)· The death toll in the region has reached five figures.
(=between 10 and 99)· Only two of the group had scores in double figures.
(=for two cars)· The house had a double garage.
(=deceive people by keeping different parts of your life separate and not letting anyone know the whole truth) Joe had been leading a double life, seeing an ex-model while his wife believed he was on business.
(=two meanings at the same time)· Everything he said had a double meaning.
(=becomes twice as big)· The number of road accidents has doubled in the last ten years.
(=twice as large as a normal one)· I ordered a double portion of chicken.
(=a room in a hotel for one person or for two) I’d like to book a double room for two nights.
(=when someone works two shifts one after the other)· He is only halfway through a 20-hour double shift.
(=lines with one empty line after each one)
· The house doubled in value over two years.
(=when you see two of everything around you)· One of the symptoms of the illness is double vision.
(=two lines of paint that mean you cannot park there at any time)
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Choose a sofa that will do double duty as a guest bed.
  • But the potential financial boost is a double-edged sword.
  • It's been said before that being well-known is a double-edged sword.
  • That can be a double-edged sword, commercially and artistically.
  • The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.
  • This, however, rapidly proved a double-edged weapon.
  • Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword.
  • Colleagues and friends often walked past me in the hallway, then stopped and did a double take.
  • He had to do a double take, bumping into a filing cabinet.
  • When he got to Mrs Luegerhe had never known her first name-he did a double take.
  • Selma complained of seeing double.
► double-page spread/centre spread
  • After the double whammy of rugby in Johannesburg and rowing with Redgrave, though, I more resembled a wizened old man.
  • Anyway, in a showbiz double whammy the boys with the buttocks have been talking to Bryan Burnett.
  • Economic impudence plus political insensitivity combine to make a Kinnockian double whammy that I will vote Tory to avoid, however unenthusiastically.
  • In the political parlance of 1992, I suppose it might be said that Mr Platt has given himself a double whammy.
  • Is he aware that the Labour party will put up both - a double whammy?
 twice as big, twice as much, or twice as manydouble the amount/number/size etc We’ll need double this amount for eight people. The value of the house is double what it was.
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