新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

double

英  [ˈdʌbəl]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, PRON, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1双的

    You use double to indicate that something includes or is made of two things of the same kind.

    双语例句

    例:

    a pair of double doors into the room from the new entrance hall.

    一道从新门廊进入房间的双扇门。

    2成对的

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    an extremely nasty double murder.

    一起极残忍的双重谋杀案。

    3双倍的

    You use double to describe something which is twice the normal size or can hold twice the normal quantity of something.

    双语例句

    例:

    a double helping of ice cream.

    双份冰激凌。

    4双人的

    A double room is a room intended for two people, usually a couple, to stay or live in.

    双语例句

    例:

    bed and breakfast for $180 for two people in a double room.

    给两个人共用一个双人间的价格为180美元的住宿加早餐。

    5双人的

    A double bed is a bed that is wide enough for two people to sleep in.

    双语例句

    例:

    One bedroom had a double bed and the other had single beds for the boys.

    一间卧室里摆放了一张双人床,另一间则放着男孩们的几张单人床。

    6(酒类饮料)双份的

    You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was drinking his double whisky too fast and scowling.

    他大口喝着双份威士忌,双眉紧皱。

    NOUN. 名词
  • doubles

    1[C 可数名词] 双人房间

    A double is a room intended for two people, usually a couple, to stay or live in.

    双语例句

    例:

    The Great Western Hotel is ideal, costing around £90 a night for a double.

    大西酒店是理想的,双人房间每晚约90英镑。

    2[C 可数名词] 双份酒类饮料

    A double is a drink that is twice the normal measure.

    双语例句

    例:

    'Give me a whisky,' Debilly said to Francis. 'Make it a double.'

    “给我来杯威士忌,”德比利对弗朗西斯说。“要双份的。”

    3[C 可数名词] 一模一样的人

    If you refer to someone as a person's double, you mean that they look exactly like them.

    双语例句

    例:

    Your mother sees you as her double.

    你母亲把你看成是她的翻版。

    4[U 不可数名词] 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.

    双语例句

    例:

    In the doubles, the pair beat Hungary's Renata Csay and Kornelia Szanda.

    在双打比赛中,那对选手战胜了匈牙利的雷纳塔·赛伊和科尼利娅·萨恩达。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • double over

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 使猛地弯下腰去 , 猛地弯下腰去(同)double)

    Double over means the same as double.

    双语例句

    例:

    Everyone was doubled over in laughter.

    所有的人都笑弯了腰。

  • double up

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 兼职 , 兼作(同)double)

    Double up means the same as double.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    这些砂锅盖子的设计使它们可以兼作烤盘。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] (因大笑、剧痛)猛地弯下腰去

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    a savage blow which doubled him up.

    使他疼得弯下腰去的重重一击。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • bent double

    1弯腰的

    If you are bent double, the top half of your body is bent downward so that your head is close to your knees.

    双语例句

    例:

    I was bent double in agony.

    我痛苦地弯下了腰。

  • see double

    1看到重影

    If you are seeing double, there is something wrong with your eyes, and you can see two images instead of one.

    双语例句

    例:

    For 35 minutes I was walking around in a daze. I was dizzy, seeing double.

    有长达35分钟的时间我茫然地走着,头晕目眩,看东西有重影。

  • on the double

    1快速地

    If you do something on the double, you do it very quickly or immediately.

    双语例句

    例:

    I need a copy of the police report on the double.

    我急需一份警方报告。

    PREDET. 前置限定词
  • 1双倍的

    If something is double the amount or size of another thing, it is twice as large.

    近义词

    twice

    双语例句

    例:

    The offer was to start a new research laboratory at double the salary he was then getting.

    提议当时是他创办一个新实验室拿双倍工资。

    PRON. 代词
  • 1两倍

    Double means twice the amount or size of another thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    On average doctors write just over seven prescriptions each year per patient; in Germany it is double.

    一个医生平均一年仅为每个病人开大约七个处方;而德国是这个数字的两倍。

    VERB. 动词
  • doubles , doubling , doubled

    1[I 不及物动词] 使加倍 , 翻倍

    When something doubles or when you double it, it becomes twice as great in number, amount, or size.

    双语例句

    例:

    The number of managers must double to 100 within 3 years.

    3年之内管理人员的数量要翻倍,达到100名。

    例:

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

    该计划将使可用于帮助支付儿童保育的款项增加一倍。

    2[I 不及物动词] 兼职 , 兼作

    If a person or thing doubles as someone or something else, they have a second job or purpose as well as their main one.

    双语例句

    例:

    Lots of homes in town double as businesses.

    许多市区的住房还兼作商铺。