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doub.le TWICE5dQb76adj, adv [not gradable], predeterminer, n(something that is) twice the size, amount, price, etc., or (something) consisting of two similar things together两倍的;成双的We have a double problem because time is short and several staff have recently left.我们有个双重问题，一是时间紧，二是几个职员最近离开了。Electrical goods are almost double the price/what they were a few years ago.电器的价格几乎比前几年翻了1倍。She ordered a double (whisky) (= two standard amounts in one glass). [C]她要了双份（威士忌）。I pushed my way through several pairs of double doors.我挤着穿过几道双扇门。He confessed he had been leading a double life, working in the bank by day and performing at a club by night.他坦白说他过着双重身份的生活，白天在银行工作，晚上在夜总会表演。Be careful--everything he says has a double meaning (= has two possible meanings).小心点----他说的话都有双重意义。The word "cool"has a double"o"in the middle.单词cool中间有两个o。Sabiha's telephone number is double three, one, five, double seven (= 331577).萨拜哈的电话号码是2个3，1个1，1个5，2个7。He shook both dice and then threw a double six (= a six on both DICE).他摇了两个骰子，扔了两个6。I'm sure that idiot in the shop has charged me double (= twice the correct price).我肯定店里的白痴要了我双倍的价钱。They were bent double (= Their heads and shoulders were bent far forward and down) from decades of labour in the fields.由于长期在田里劳动，他们的身子弓得很厉害。Fold the blanket double (= so that it is in two layers) and then you won't be cold.把毯子对折，那样你就不会觉得冷了。A double flower or plant is a flower with more than the usual number of petals.（花）重瓣a double primrose重瓣樱草花In baseball, if you hit the ball safely so that you reach second base, you've hit a double.（棒球中）二垒打If you are seeing double, you are seeing two of everything, usually because you are drunk.（因酒醉而看到）叠影(Br) Arsenal have a chance of winning the double (= winning two similar competitions).阿森纳队有机会获得双料冠军。(infml dated) If you go somewhere or do something at/on the double, you go or act very quickly and without any delay.快步;很快Esp. in games where money is risked, double or quits/double or nothing is an agreement that the player who owes money will owe twice as much if they lose, but will owe nothing if they win.要么加倍赔，要么一笔勾销A double agent is a person employed by a government to discover secret information about enemy countries, but who is really working for one of these enemy countries.双重间谍A double-barrelled gun has two BARRELS (= long tube-like parts).双管的(esp. Br) A double-barrelled name is a family name with two joined parts, such as Lloyd-Webber.（姓氏）复姓的(Am and Aus) Double-barreled can also mean having two purposes.双关的It was a double-barreled question.这是一个双关的问题。A double bass (also infml bass (fiddle)) is the largest musical instrument of the VIOLIN type, that plays very low notes.大低音提琴A double bed is a bed big enough for two people to sleep in.双人床A double bill is something such as a cinema or theatre performance that consists of two main items.连演;连映A double bind is a difficult situation in which, whatever action you decide to take, you cannot escape unpleasant results.进退两难;困境The headteacher is caught in a double bind because whether she expels the boy or lets him off, she still gets blamed.校长陷入了进退两难之境，因为无论她将男孩开除，还是免于处罚，都会受到谴责。A double-blind study or TRIAL, esp. in medicine, is one in which two groups of people are studied, for example with one group taking a new drug and one group taking something else, but neither the people in the study nor the doctor knowing which person is in which group.双盲测试（常用于测定药物功效，试验中医生和被试验者都不知道哪人在哪一组）(Br) A double bluff is a clever attempt to deceive someone, esp. by telling them the truth when they think you are telling lies.巧妙的欺骗（知道对方不会相信而告诉他实情）A double-breasted coat has two sets of buttons and two wide parts at the front, one of which covers the other when the buttons are fastened.双排纽的上衣To double-book a flight, ticket or hotel room is to arrange for two people to pay for it in case one person does not use it.双重预订（把客房、机票或其他票同时预订给两个人）When we arrived at the airport we were double-booked and couldn't get on the flight.我们到达机场的时候，由于双重预订，没能乘上飞机。If you double-check something, you make certain it is correct or safe, usually by examining it again.复核(或复查)I always double-check that I haven't left the gas on.我总是仔细地复查，生怕煤气没关上。A double chin is a fold of skin between the face and neck, esp. of older people, which is caused by a layer of fat developing underneath the skin.双下巴In computing, if you double-click (on) something, you press the MOUSE (= control device) twice in order to tell the computer to do something or provide a particular piece of information.双击（鼠标）(Br) Double cream (Am heavy cream) is very thick cream.高脂厚奶油(infml) If you double-cross someone, you deceive them by working only for your own advantage in the usually illegal activities you have planned together.（得到信任后）欺骗或出卖The diamond thief double-crossed his partners and handed over only worthless fake jewels.钻石窃贼出卖了他的伙伴，只给了一文不值的假钻。They set up a double-cross to cheat him of his money.他们设计了巧妙的骗局，骗他的钱。Double-dealing is dishonesty and actions intended to deceive.口是心非;两面派行为;欺骗The local business community has been destroyed by corruption, cheating and double-dealing.当地的经贸团体因腐败、诈骗和两面派行为而破产。A double-decker is a bus with two levels.双层公共汽车A double-decker (sandwich) is a SANDWICH made with three pieces of bread with food such as cold meat or cheese between them.双层三明治(Am) To double-dip is to get two amounts of pay at the same time, for example more than one income from the same employer or pay from an employer as well as money from the government.领取双重津贴，双重支薪(Aus) To double-dip is to receive two amounts of tax benefit for the same item in two different ways.双重税贴(Br and Aus infml) If you describe talk or writing as double Dutch, you mean that it is nonsense or that you cannot understand it.难以理解的谈话;莫名其妙的作品When you start talking about economic theory it sounds like double Dutch to me.当你开始谈论经济理论的时候，我简直一点都听不懂。Double Dutch is also a game played in the US by jumping over a rope.(美)一种跳绳游戏Something that is double-edged acts in two ways, often with one negative and one positive effect.好坏参半的;模棱两可的;双刃的The increase in petrol prices is double-edged because it will make life harder for some, but it will reduce congestion and pollution.石油的涨价好坏参半，因为对一些人来说生活会困难些，但另一方面它能缓解交通拥挤状况，减少污染。She paid me the double-edged compliment of saying my work was "excellent for a beginner".她给了我模棱两可的赞赏，说我的工作“对初学者来说相当不错”。The successful programme to grow cash crops for export is turning out to be a double-edged sword because it has created a local food shortage.种植出口经济作物计划的成功实施是一把双刃剑，因为它同时导致了地方粮食的短缺。 [two 中的 two-edged TWO]A double entendre is a word or phrase that might be understood in two ways, one of which is usually sexual.双关语（其中一意暗指性）The chairperson made a risque speech full of double entendres which luckily no one quite understood.主席作了有伤风化的演讲，尽是些双关语，幸亏没人真正听得懂。In tennis and some other games, a double fault is two mistakes made one after the other by a player who is beginning a game by hitting the ball.两次发球失误，双误A double feature in a cinema is the showing of two different films, one after the other.两片连映（一场连续放映两部电影）A double-header is two games of baseball or another sport played one after the other.一天连续两场比赛(specialized) A double helix is the structure of a DNA MOLECULE (= basic chemical pattern of living things).（专用术语）双螺旋(Am) Double jeopardy is the act of putting someone on trial twice for the same offence.一罪两审理If you are double-jointed your joints can be moved in an unusual way so that, for example, you can bend your fingers or legs backwards as well as forwards.双重关节的，能前后都弯的（指腿、手等）She's an amazing acrobat--she must be double-jointed.她是个令人惊异的杂技运动员----她一定是双重关节的。Don't just do nothing--go and help her.别无所事事----去帮她！I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't apply for the job.如果他不申请这份工作，我不会觉得吃惊的。(not standard) I didn't go nowhere (= I didn't go anywhere).我哪儿也没去。In grammar, a double negative is the use of two negatives (= words that meanTo double-park is to leave a car along the side of another car, so that it is in the middle of the road rather than at the edge.双行停车（指将车停于另一辆停靠人行道边的车辆旁。）He/The car was double-parked and facing the wrong way.他双行停车了，而且车的方向也不对。In baseball, a double play is when two players are put out after the ball is hit once.（棒球中）双杀A double room is a room in a hotel for two people.双人房(infml) Double-quick or in double-quick time means very quick(ly).快步;快速的She left the room double-quick when I brought the snakes in.当我把蛇带进来的时候，她快步离开了房间。If a piece of text produced on a TYPEWRITER or printer is double-spaced, it has an empty line between each line of writing.（打字机或打印机上）双倍间距，隔行打Why have you double-spaced the first paragraph?你怎么把第1段隔行打了?Put it in double-spacing.隔行打字。In a book, magazine, etc. a double(-page) spread is one article, set of photographs, etc. that covers two pages opposite each other.占相对两页的文章，一组照片等The Government is being accused of double standards (= treating one group differently from another) in having a tough law and order policy but allowing its own MPs to escape prosecution for fraud.人们指责政府采取双重标准，一方面有严格的法治政策，另一方面却允许议员逃脱对他们欺骗行为的检举。(infml) A double take is when you show you have suddenly noticed or understood something surprising, after a moment of delay.恍然大悟的反应When I saw her in Cairo I did a double take--I couldn't believe it.我在开罗看到她的时候先是一怔，后来才反应过来----我简直不能相信。Double-talk (esp. Am also Doublespeak) is talk that has no real meaning or has more than one meaning and is intended to hide the truth.似是而非的欺人之谈another example of political double-talk又一例政治谎言To double-team a player in BASKETBALL is to have two members of the opposing team trying to prevent that player from scoring.以两名球员夹击对方球员If you are paid double time, you are paid twice the usual amount for the time which you spend working usually at the weekend or on an official holiday.（指假日期间加班所得的）双薪(infml) Having twins usually means double trouble (= twice as many problems) for the parents.有双胞胎通常意味着家长的双重负担。The little boy suffered from double vision (= seeing two of everything) after hitting his head.这个小男孩的头撞了以后，患了复视。A double whammy is a situation when two unpleasant things happen at almost the same time.祸不单行Critics claim that the cuts in public spending coupled with a pay freeze is a double whammy which will affect low-paid workers badly.评论家们说减少公共支出的同时又冻结工资对低收入的工人来说无疑是雪上加霜。☆ SINGLE
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