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  • 易混淆的单词：double  

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1. ADJ 双的;成双的;成对的 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.

    从新的门厅通向该房间的一对双开门

  • ...a lone skier gliding along smooth double tracks.

    独自沿平滑的双轨雪道滑行的滑雪者

  • ...three varieties: double toffee, double chocolate, and vanilla.

    3 种类型：双份太妃糖，双份巧克力和香草香精

2. ADJ (用于单数名词前)两个的，双重的 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...

    极端残忍的双重谋杀

  • The government committed a double blunder...

    政府重蹈覆辙。

  • It was to have been a double wedding.

    原本打算两件婚事一起办的。

3. PREDET (数量、大小)两倍的，加倍的 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...

    所提供的工作机会是创建一个新的研究实验室，待遇是他当时所得工资的两倍。

  • Leeds Prison is reported to have almost double the number of prisoners it's designed to accommodate.

    据报道利兹监狱里犯人的数量几乎已达该监狱设计可容纳人数的两倍了。

  • ...tropical Queensland, more than double the size of Texas.

    处于热带的昆士兰，比得克萨斯大一倍多

  • Double is also a pronoun.

    • If they think you're a tourist, they charge you double.

      如果他们认为你是来旅游的，他们会向你要双倍的价钱。

4. ADJ 加倍的;双料的;可容纳两个的 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.

    双份的冰激凌

  • ...a large double garage...

    能停放两辆车的大车库

  • Allow the loaves to rise until just about double in size.

    让面包发酵到刚好是原来的两倍左右。

5. ADJ (房间)双人的，供两人用的 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.

    费用为180英镑的双人间，含房费和早餐

  • Double is also a noun.

    • The Great Western Hotel costs around £60 a night for a double.

      大西部饭店的双人间一晚大约是60英镑。

6. ADJ （床）双人的 A double bed is a bed that is wide enough for two people to sleep in. 
7. ADJ (酒等饮料)双份的 You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure. 

  • He was drinking his double whiskey too fast and scowling.

    他猛灌着双份威士忌，脸色阴沉。

  • Double is also a noun.

    • Give me a whisky, a double.

      给我来杯威士忌，双份的。

8. ADJ (用于单词拼写或数字中)两个的 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.

    如果想和我们的财务顾问通话，拨打 422222。

9. V-ERG (使)加倍;（使）增加一倍 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...

    经理的人数在3年内必须翻倍达到 100人。

  • The program will double the amount of money available to help pay for child care.

    该方案将使可用于帮助支付儿童保育的钱款增加一倍。

10. N-COUNT 酷似的人;极相似的人 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.

    你母亲将你看作是她的翻版。

11. VERB 兼职;兼任;兼做 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...

    兼做夜班护士的农夫

  • Lots of homes in town double as businesses.

    镇里的很多民宅还兼做商用。

  • Double up means the same as double .double up 同 double

    • The lids of the casserole dishes are designed to double up as baking dishes.

      砂锅的盖子被设计成可兼作焙盘。

12. N-UNCOUNT (网球或羽毛球等的)双打 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. PHRASE 迅速;立即;马上 If you do something at the double or on the double, you do it very quickly or immediately. 

  • Two soldiers entered at the double and saluted...

    两名士兵立即进来敬礼。

  • Come to my office, please, at the double.

    请来我的办公室，马上。

14. PHRASE 弯腰;弓着身子 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.

    空间太小无法站直，他不得不弓着身子。

15. PHRASE 弯腰的;弓着身子的 If you are bent double, the top half of your body is bent downwards so that your head is close to your knees. 

  • Pickers are bent double, plucking each flower with lightning speed.

    采花人弓着身子飞快地摘着花。

16. PHRASE （眼花等时）看成重影 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.

    我一阵眩晕，看到的都是重影。

17.   in double figures→see: figure; 
相关词组：
double back  double up 
Noun

1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base;

  • "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

2. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts;

  • "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"

3. someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor);

  • "he could be Gingrich's double"
  • "she's the very image of her mother"

4. a quantity that is twice as great as another;

  • "36 is the double of 18"

5. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2;

  • "I decided his double was a bluff"
Verb

1. increase twofold;

  • "The population doubled within 50 years"

2. hit a two-base hit

3. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain;

  • "He doubled and vomited violently"

4. do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions;

  • "She doubles as his wife and secretary"

5. bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)

6. make or do or perform again;

  • "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
Adjective

1. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities;

  • "a double (or dual) role for an actor"
  • "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
  • "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison

2. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs;

  • "an egg with a double yolk"
  • "a double (binary) star"
  • "double doors"
  • "dual controls for pilot and copilot"
  • "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"

3. twice as great or many;

  • "ate a double portion"
  • "the dose is doubled"
  • "a twofold increase"

4. used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements;

  • "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"

5. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

6. large enough for two;

  • "a double bed"
  • "a double room"

7. having two meanings with intent to deceive;

  • "a sly double meaning"
  • "spoke with forked tongue"
Adverb

1. downward and forward;

  • "he was bent double with pain"

2. two together;

  • "some people sleep better double"

3. to double the degree;

  • "she was doubly rewarded"
  • "his eyes were double bright"
1. A double blessing has descended upon the house.
双喜临门。

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2. After he double-crossed his best friend, everyone gave him the cold shoulder.
在他出卖了最好的朋友后，每个人待他十分冷淡。

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3. Because of the housing shortage, many couples had to double up in one tiny apartment.
由于住房紧张，许多对夫妻只好挤在一栋公寓里。

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4. Double over the map so that we can read it more easily.
把地图对折起来，这样看起来更容易。

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5. Double rhythms, resounding through the lyric depiction and connecting with each other, indicate the thespian place of mankind and the cognition of the writer to this thespian place.
这双重旋律互为表里，表明了人类的某种悲剧性处境以及作家对这种悲剧性处境的感受和认识。

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6. Double-dealers will come to no good end.
两面三刀的人终归不会有好下场。

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7. He has knocked back two double rums.
他喝掉了两杯双份甜酒。

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8. He is my double.
他酷似我。

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9. He told me to double back the sheet of paper and tear it in half.
他告诉我把纸对折然后撕成两半。

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10. His car made a double.
他的车突然转向了。

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11. His share is double.
他的份额是双份的。

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12. I paid only ￡2 for this old book and Mr. Smith offered me double for it.
我仅花两英磅买了这本旧书，史密斯先生愿加倍付钱向我购买。

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13. Mary agreed to double the part of the dancer and the mother.
玛丽同意扮演舞女和母亲两个角色。

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14. She is the double of her mother.
她和她妈妈长得一模一样。

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15. Some crowded schools have double sessions.
有些学生众多的学校每天分两批上课。

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16. Statistics suggest that the population of this country will be double in ten years' time.
统计显示，这个国家人口在10年内将增加一倍。

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17. Ten is the double of five.
10是5的两倍。

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18. The brothers work in double harness.
哥俩一起工作。

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19. The carpet won't double up.
这地毯不能折起来。

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20. The company is caught in a double bind. If it doesn't modernize it won't make money, but if it does modernize they'll have to make people redundant because they won't need them any more.
这家公司进退两难。不实行现代化就无法盈利，要实行现代化就会有冗员，因为公司将不再需要他们。

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