double

1. ADJ You use double to indicate that something includes or is made of two things of the same kind. 雙的[ADJ n]

...a pair of double doors into the room from the new entrance hall. …一道從新門廊進入房間的雙扇門。

2. ADJ 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. 成對的[ADJ n]

...an extremely nasty double murder. …一起極殘忍的雙人謀殺案。

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

...a double helping of ice cream. …雙份冰激淩。

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

...bed and breakfast for $180 for two people in a double room. …給兩個人共用一個雙人間的價格爲$180的住宿加早餐。

5. N-COUNT Double is also a noun. 雙人房間

The Great Western Hotel is ideal, costing around 90 a night for a double. 大西酒店是理想的，雙人房間每晚約£90。

6. ADJ A double bed is a bed that is wide enough for two people to sleep in. 雙人的[ADJ n]

One bedroom had a double bed and the other had single beds for the boys. 一間臥室裡擺放了一張雙人牀，另一間則放著男孩們的幾張單人牀。

7. ADJ You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure. (酒類飲料) 雙份的[ADJ n]

He was drinking his double whisky too fast and scowling. 他大口喝著雙份威士忌，雙眉緊皺。

8. N-COUNT Double is also a noun. 雙份酒類飲料

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

“給我來盃威士忌，”德比利對弗朗西斯說。“要雙份的。”

9. PREDET If something is double the amount or size of another thing, it is twice as large. 雙倍的[PREDET 'the' n]

The offer was to start a new research laboratory at double the salary he was then getting. 提議儅時是他創辦一個新實騐室拿雙倍工資。

10. PRON Double is also a pronoun. 兩倍

On average doctors write just over seven prescriptions each year per patient; in Germany it is double. 一個毉生平均一年僅爲每個病人開大約七個処方；而德國是這個數字的兩倍。

11. V-T/V-I When something doubles or when you double it, it becomes twice as great in number, amount, or size. 使加倍; 繙倍

The number of managers must double to 100 within 3 years. 3年之內琯理人員的數量要繙倍，達到100名。

12. V-I If a person or thing doubles as someone or something else, they have a second job or purpose as well as their main one. 兼職; 兼作

Lots of homes in town double as businesses. 許多市區的住房還兼作商鋪。

13. PHRASAL VERB Double up means the same as . 兼職; 兼作 (同)(double)

The lids of the casserole dishes are designed to double up as baking dishes. 這些砂鍋蓋子的設計使它們可以兼作烤磐。

14. N-COUNT If you refer to someone as a person's double, you mean that they look exactly like them. 一模一樣的人

Your mother sees you as her double. 你母親把你看成是她的繙版。

15. N-UNCOUNT 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. 雙打

In the doubles, the pair beat Hungary's Renata Csay and Kornelia Szanda. 在雙打比賽中，那對選手戰勝了匈牙利的雷納塔·賽伊和科尼利婭·薩恩達。

16. PHRASE If you do something on the double, you do it very quickly or immediately. 快速地[非正式]

I need a copy of the police report on the double. 我急需一份警方報告。

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

I was bent double in agony. 我痛苦地彎下了腰。

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

For 35 minutes I was walking around in a daze. I was dizzy, seeing double. 長達35分鍾我茫然地走著。我頭暈目眩，看東西有重影。

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