double

1. 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.

e.g. ...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
e.g. ...a lone skier gliding along smooth double tracks.
独自沿平滑的双轨雪道滑行的滑雪者

2. (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.

e.g. ...an extremely nasty double murder...
极端残忍的双重谋杀
e.g. The government committed a double blunder...
政府重蹈覆辙。

3. (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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

4. 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.

e.g. ...a double helping of ice cream.
双份的冰激凌
e.g. ...a large double garage...
能停放两辆车的大车库

5. (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.

e.g. ...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

6. （床）双人的
A double bed is a bed that is wide enough for two people to sleep in.

double的近义词

7. (酒等饮料)双份的
You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure.

e.g. He was drinking his double whiskey too fast and scowling.
他猛灌着双份威士忌，脸色阴沉。

8. (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.

e.g. 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. (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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. 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.

e.g. Your mother sees you as her double.
你母亲将你看作是她的翻版。

11. 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.

double

e.g. ...a farmer who doubles as a night nurse...
兼做夜班护士的农夫
e.g. Lots of homes in town double as businesses.
镇里的很多民宅还兼做商用。

12. (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. 迅速;立即;马上
If you do something at the double or on the double, you do it very quickly or immediately.

e.g. Two soldiers entered at the double and saluted...
两名士兵立即进来敬礼。
e.g. Come to my office, please, at the double.
请来我的办公室，马上。

14. 弯腰;弓着身子
When you bend double, you bend the top half of your body downwards a long way.

e.g. 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. 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.

double的翻译

e.g. Pickers are bent double, plucking each flower with lightning speed.
采花人弓着身子飞快地摘着花。

16. （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.

e.g. 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 backdouble up

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