1 ADJ [ADJ n] 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. 双的;成双的;成对的
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...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
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...a lone skier gliding along smooth double tracks.
独自沿平滑的双轨雪道滑行的滑雪者
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...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
SYN matching, coupled, doubled, paired
2 ADJ [ADJ n] (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. (用于单数名词前)两个的,双重的
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...an extremely nasty double murder.
极端残忍的双重谋杀
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The government committed a double blunder.
政府重蹈覆辙。
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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. (数量、大小)两倍的,加倍的
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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。
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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。
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...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.
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. 加倍的;双料的;可容纳两个的
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...a double helping of ice cream.
双份的冰激凌
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...a large double garage.
能停放两辆车的大车库
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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 [usually ADJ n] (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. (房间)双人的,供两人用的
6 ADJ [ADJ n] (床)双人的 A double bed is a bed that is wide enough for two people to sleep in. (床)双人的
7 ADJ [ADJ n] (酒等饮料)双份的 You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure. (酒等饮料)双份的
8 ADJ [ADJ n] (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. (用于单词拼写或数字中)两个的
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. (使)加倍;(使)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. 酷似的人;极相似的人
SYN twin, lookalike, spitting image, copy
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. 兼职;兼任;兼做
Double up means the same as
double .
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. (网球或羽毛球等的)双打
13 PHRASE [usually PHRASE after verb] 迅速;立即;马上 If you do something at the double or on the double, you do it very quickly or immediately. 迅速;立即;马上 [informal]
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Two soldiers entered at the double and saluted.
两名士兵立即进来敬礼。
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Come to my office, please, at the double.
请来我的办公室,马上。
14 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 弯腰;弓着身子 When you bend double, you bend the top half of your body downwards a long way. 弯腰;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. 弯腰的;弓着身子的
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. (眼花等时)看成重影
17 in double figures→see: figure
Phrasal verbs: - double backdouble up
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