The flashcard defines "double" with various meanings including being paired, two of something, twice the amount, for two people or things, having two servings, repeated letters/numbers, increasing by two, a look-alike, performing multiple roles, and playing doubles in sports. It also covers phrases like "at the double" (quickly), "bend double" (to hunch over), and "seeing double" (double vision).
[ADJ 形容词]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.
[ADJ n]
...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
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[ADJ 形容词](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.
[ADJ n]
...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。
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[PREDET 前置限定词](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.
[PREDET the n]
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。
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[ADJ 形容词]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。
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[ADJ 形容词](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.
[usu ADJ n]
...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。
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[ADJ 形容词]（床）双人的 A double bed is a bed that is wide enough for two people to sleep in.
[ADJ n]
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[ADJ 形容词](酒等饮料)双份的 You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure.
[ADJ n]
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。
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[ADJ 形容词](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.
[ADJ n]
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。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](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.
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[V n]
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
[poss N]
Your mother sees you as her double.
你母亲将你看作是她的翻版。
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[VERB 动词]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.
[V as n]
[V P as n]
...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。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](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.
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[PHRASE 短语]迅速；立即；马上 If you do something at the double or on the double, you do it very quickly or immediately.
[usu PHR after v]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]弯腰；弓着身子 When you bend double, you bend the top half of your body downwards a long way.
[V inflects]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
[v-link PHR]
Pickers are bent double, plucking each flower with lightning speed.
采花人弓着身子飞快地摘着花。
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[PHRASE 短语]（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.
[V inflects]
I was dizzy, seeing double.
我一阵眩晕，看到的都是重影。
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doubledoublesdoubleddoublingadjective★[usually before noun ]twice as much/many 两倍1★twice as much or as many as usual 两倍的；加倍的◆a double helping一客双份的食物◆two double whiskies两杯双份的威士忌酒with two parts 成双2★having or made of two things or parts that are equal or similar 双的；成双的；成对的◆double doors双扇门◆a double-page advertisement双页广告◆‘Otter’ is spelt with a double t.*otter 一词的拼写中有两个 t。 ◆My extension is two four double 0 (2400).我的分机号码是 2400。for two people 双人3★made for two people or things 供两者用的；双人的◆a double bed/room双人床╱房间☞compare
single
adj. (4 )combining two things 双重4★combining two things or qualities 双重的◆a double meaning/purpose/aim双重意义╱目的╱目标◆It has the double advantage of being both easy and cheap.它具有既方便又便宜的双重优点。determiner★twice as much/many 两倍twice as much or as many as 两倍的；双倍的◆His income is double hers.他的收入是她的两倍。◆He earns double what she does.他挣的钱是她的两倍。◆We need double the amount we already have.我们需要现有数量的两倍。adverb★in two parts 成双in twos or in two parts 双双地；成对地◆I thought I was seeing double(= seeing two of sth).我以为我是看到重影了。◆Fold the blanket double.把毯子对折起来。◆I had to bend doubleto get under the table. 我必须弓着身子才能钻到桌子底下。noun★twice as much/many 两倍1★[uncountable ]twice the number or amount 两倍；两倍数；两倍量◆He gets paid double for doing the same job I do.他与我做同样的工作，但报酬却比我多一倍。alcoholic drink 酒精饮料2[countable ]a glass of strong alcoholic drink containing twice the usual amount 一杯双份的烈酒◆Two Scotches, please—and make those doubles, will you?请来两杯苏格兰威士忌，两杯都要双份的，好吗？person/thing 人；物3[countable ]a person or thing that looks exactly like another 酷似的人；极相似的对应物◆She's the double of her mother.她和她母亲长得一模一样。4[countable ]an actor who replaces another actor in a film/movie to do dangerous or other special things （电影中的）替身演员☞see also
body double
bedroom 卧室5[countable ]=
double room
◆Is that a single or a double you want?你要的是单人房间还是双人房间？☞compare
single
n. (3 )in sport 体育运动6doubles[uncountable + singular or plural verb ]a game, especially of tennis,in which one pair plays another 双打（尤指网球）◆mixed doubles (= in which each pair consists of a man and a woman)混合双打☞compare
singles
atsinglen. (6 )7the double[singular ]the fact of winning two important competitions or beating the same player or team twice, in the same season or year （在同一赛季或年份）双料冠军，两次获胜，两次打败同一对手IDIOMSat the ˈdouble( BrE) (NAmEon the ˈdouble)( informal) quickly; hurrying 迅速地；尽快地；赶紧ˌdouble or ˈquits( BrE) (NAmEˌdouble or ˈnothing)(in gambling 赌博)a risk in which you could win twice the amount you pay, or you could lose all your money 要么赢双倍，要么输得精光verb★become twice as much/many 加倍1★[intransitive , transitive ]to become, or make sth become, twice as much or as many （使）加倍；是…的两倍◆Membership almost doubled in two years.两年内会员数目几乎翻了一番。doublesth ◆Double all the quantities in the recipe to make enough for eight people.把菜谱上的量都增加一倍以够八人用餐。fold 折叠2[transitive ]doublesth (over) to bend or fold sth so that there are two layers 把…对折；折叠◆She doubled the blanket and put it under his head.她把毯子折叠起来给他做枕头。in baseball 棒球3[intransitive ]to hit the ball far enough for you to get to second base以二垒打使上二垒；击出二垒安打◆He doubled to left field.他将球击向左外场而跑上了二垒。PHRASAL VERBSˈdouble as sth | ˌdouble ˈup as sthto have another use or function as well as the main one 兼任；兼作◆The kitchen doubles as a dining room.这厨房兼做饭厅。ˌdouble ˈbackto turn back and go in the direction you have come from 循原路折回ˌdouble ˈup (on sth/with sb)( informal) to form a pair in order to do sth or to share sth 合用；同享◆We'll have to double up on books; there aren't enough to go around.因为书不够人手一册，我们只好合用了。◆They only have one room left: you'll have to double up with Peter.他们只剩下一个房间，你只好与彼得合住了。ˌdouble ˈup/ˈover | ˌdouble sb ˈup/ˈoverto bend or to make your body bend over quickly, for example because you are in pain （使）弯腰，弓身◆Jo doubled up with laughter.乔笑弯了腰。◆I was doubled over with pain.我痛得直不起身子。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析double / dualThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns. 这两个形容词常与下列名词连用：double ~dual ~bedpurposedoorsfunctionfiguresrolestandardsapproachthicknesscitizenship■Dualdescribes something that has two parts, uses or aspects. *dual 描述有两个部份、两种用途或两个方面的事物。 ■Doublecan be used with a similar meaning, but when it is used to describe something that has two parts, the two parts are usually the same or very similar. *double 具有相似的意思，但所描述事物的两个部份通常是相同或相似的。 ■Double,but not dual,can describe something that is made for two people or things, or is twice as big as usual. 指供给两人或两事物的东西或较平常大一倍的东西用 double，不用 dual。double/ˈdʌbl; NAmEˈdʌbl/
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double3 verb
double4 adverb
double5 predeterminer
doubledoub‧le1 /ˈdʌbəl/ ●●●S1W2 adjective [usually before noun]
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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 →
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double1 adjective
double2 noun
double3 verb
double4 adverb
double5 predeterminer
doubledouble2 ●●●S3W3 noun
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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 doubles
4baseball [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 adjective
double2 noun
double3 verb
double4 adverb
double5 predeterminer
doubledouble3 ●●●S3 verb
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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
increase
2[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 phrasal verbto have a second use, job, or purpose as a particular thing: The school doubled as a hospital during the war.double back phrasal verbto 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 adjective
double2 noun
double3 verb
double4 adverb
double5 predeterminer
doubledouble4 ●●○ adverb
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be bent double to be bent over a long way: The trees were almost bent double in the wind. → see double
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double1 adjective
double2 noun
double3 verb
double4 adverb
double5 predeterminer
doubledouble5 ●●○ predeterminer
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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.