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🔑 double BrE /ˈdʌbl / NAmE /ˈdʌbl / adjective [ usually before noun ] ➤ twice as much /many 两倍 🔑 twice as much or as many as usual ◆ a double helping ◆ two double whiskies ➤ with two parts 成双 🔑 having or made of two things or parts that are equal or similar ◆ double doors ◆ a double -page advertisement ◆ 'Otter' is spelt with a double t . ◆ My extension is two four double 0 (2400 ).➤ for two people 双人 🔑 made for two people or things ◆ a double bed /room double / dual These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns. 这两个形容词常与下列名词连用：
double ~ dual ~ bed purpose doors function figures role standards approach thickness citizenship Dual describes something that has two parts, uses or aspects. * dual 描述有两个部分、两种用途或两个方面的事物。 Double can 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分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。 ➡ compare single adjective (4 ➤ combining two things 双重 🔑 combining two things or qualities ◆ a double meaning /purpose /aim ◆ It has the double advantage of being both easy and cheap . 🔑 double BrE /ˈdʌbl / NAmE /ˈdʌbl / determiner ➤ twice as much /many 两倍 twice as much or as many as ◆ His income is double hers . ◆ He earns double what she does . ◆ We need double the amount we already have . 🔑 double BrE /ˈdʌbl / NAmE /ˈdʌbl / adverb ➤ in two parts 成双 in twos or in two parts ◆ I thought I was seeing double (= seeing two of sth . ◆ Fold the blanket double . ◆ I had to bend double to get under the table . 🔑 double BrE /ˈdʌbl / NAmE /ˈdʌbl / noun ➤ twice as much /many 两倍 🔑 [ U ] twice the number or amount ◆ He gets paid double for doing the same job I do . ➤ alcoholic drink 酒精饮料 [ C ] a glass of strong alcoholic drink containing twice the usual amount ◆ Two Scotches , please —and make those doubles , will you ? ➤ person /thing 人；物 [ C ] a person or thing that looks exactly like another ◆ She's the double of her mother . [ C ] an actor who replaces another actor in a film /movie to do dangerous or other special things ➡ see also body double ➤ bedroom 卧室 [ C ] = double room ◆ Is that a single or a double you want ? ➡ compare single noun (3 ➤ in sport 体育运动 doubles [ U + sing./pl. v. ] a game , especially of tennis in which one pair plays another ◆ mixed doubles (= in which each pair consists of a man and a woman ➡ compare singles at single noun (6 the double [ sing. ] the fact of winning two important competitions or beating the same player or team twice , in the same season or year ● at the ˈdouble (BrE (NAmE on the ˈdouble (informal quickly ; hurrying ● ˌdouble or ˈquits (BrE (NAmE ˌdouble 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 🔑 double BrE /ˈdʌbl / NAmE /ˈdʌbl / verb present simple - I / you / we / they double BrE /ˈdʌbl / NAmE /ˈdʌbl / present simple - he / she / it doubles BrE /ˈdʌblz / NAmE /ˈdʌblz / past simple doubled BrE /ˈdʌbld / NAmE /ˈdʌbld / past participle doubled BrE /ˈdʌbld / NAmE /ˈdʌbld / -ing form doubling BrE /ˈdʌblɪŋ / NAmE /ˈdʌblɪŋ / ➤ become twice as much /many 加倍 🔑 [ I , T ] to become , or make sth become , twice as much or as many ◆ Membership almost doubled in two years . ◆ ~ sth Double all the quantities in the recipe to make enough for eight people . ➤ fold 折叠 [ T ] ~ sth (over )to bend or fold sth so that there are two layers ◆ She doubled the blanket and put it under his head . ➤ in baseball 棒球 [ I ] to hit the ball far enough for you to get to second base ◆ He doubled to left field . ● ˈdouble as sth ● ˌdouble ˈup as sth to have another use or function as well as the main one ◆ The kitchen doubles as a dining room . ● ˌdouble ˈback to turn back and go in the direction you have come from ● ˌdouble ˈup (on sth /with sb )(informal to form a pair in order to do sth or to share sth ◆ We'll have to double up on books ; there aren't enough to go around . ◆ They only have one room left : you'll have to double up with Peter . ● ˌdouble ˈup /ˈover ● ˌdouble sb ˈup /ˈover to bend or to make your body bend over quickly , for example because you are in pain ◆ Jo doubled up with laughter . ◆ I was doubled over with pain .
