| 单词 | redouble |
| 释义 | redouble (once / 1374 pages) v To redouble something is to intensify it or make it bigger. After losing your initial run for school president, you might redouble your efforts the next year, with a bigger and better campaign. You'll almost always find the verb redouble accompanied by efforts, as when the local police force makes a pledge to redouble their efforts to cut down on people texting while driving. Or in an attempt to have a more diverse student body, a college might redouble its efforts to recruit applicants from different geographical areas. The root of redouble is the Middle French word redoubler, which combines re, "again," and doubler, "to double." WORD FAMILYredouble: redoubled, redoubles, redoubling USAGE EXAMPLESThe underlying absurdity of those shows was redoubled through his lens, occasionally in the form of magical realism. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) Israel’s nationalist government is banking on the incoming Trump administration to undo the damage with redoubled support. Time(Dec 27, 2016) Wake’s drive seemed to redouble after he tore his left Achilles tendon in Game 7 last year. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1v double again The noise doubled and redoubled Hyper double, duplicate increase twofold 2v make twice as great or intense The screaming redoubled Hyper deepen, intensify become more intense 3v double in magnitude, extent, or intensity The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio Hyper escalate, intensify, step up increase in extent or intensity |
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