double
double
英[ˈdʌbl]美[ˈdʌbl]
adj.两倍的，成双的，双重的，连续两个的，供两人用的；
adv.成双地；
v.(使)加倍，击出二垒安打，对折；
n.两倍，酷似的人，双份的酒，双人房；
复数：doubles;
第三人称单数：doubles;
过去式：doubled;
过去分词：doubled;
现在分词：doubling;
例句
Because of the housing shortage, many couples had to double up in one tiny apartment.由于住房紧张, 许多对夫妻只好挤在一栋公寓里。
We shall have to double up the sheets to get them in the drawer.我们得把这些被单折叠起来才能放进抽屉里。
After he double-crossed his best friend, everyone gave him the cold shoulder.在他出卖了*好的朋友后,每个人待他十分冷淡。
The company is caught in a double bind. If it doesn’t modernize it won’t make money, but if it does modernize they’ll have to make people redundant because they won’t need them any more.这家公司进退两难。不实行现代化就无法盈利,要实行现代化就会有冗员,因为公司将不再需要他们。
Double rhythms, resounding through the lyric depiction and connecting with each other, indicate the thespian place of mankind and the cognition of the writer to this thespian place.这双重旋律互为表里,表明了人类的某种悲剧性处境以及作家对这种悲剧性处境的感受和认识。
This machine serves a double purpose.这部机器有双重用途。
The company is caught in a double bind.If it doesn’t modernise it won’t make money, but if it does modernise they’ll have to make people redundant because they won’t need them any more.这家公司进退两难。不实行现代化就无法盈利,要实行现代化就会有冗员,因为公司将不再需要他们。
You should ensure yourself against loss of heat by having double glazing.你应该装双层玻璃防止热量散失。
He is my double.他酷似我。
Ten is the double of five.十是五的两倍。
英语六级真题
One relative bright spot for Macy's during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up double-digit increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文But by 2014, the death rate from Alzheimer’s Disease for this age group have more than doubled, increasing from 3.8% to 8.5%, making the progressive brain disease the second leading cause of death for centenarians.
出自-2016年12月听力原文Water Usage: Over the past century, human use of fresh water has increased at more than double the rate of population growth.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文By last year, Wall Street traders, bankers and those who deal in real estate generated 21% of the national income, double their share in the 1950s.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文Globally, urban populations are expected to double in the next 40 years, and an extra 2 billion people will need new places to live, as well as services and ways to move around their cities.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section AIn the US, studies have shown that doubling the size of a road can simply double the traffic, taking us back to the starting point.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section ATake plenty of breaks, because they offer a double bonus: the time off gives your mind a chance to do some preliminary consolidation and it also gives a memory boost to the learning.
2017年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ
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.
例句
...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ADJ
(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.
例句
...an extremely nasty double murder...极端残忍的双重谋杀The government committed a double blunder...*府重蹈覆辙。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.
例句
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。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.
例句
...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ADJ
(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.
例句
...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ADJ
（床）双人的
A double bed is a bed that is wide enough for two people to sleep in.
ADJ
(酒等饮料)双份的
You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure.
例句
He was drinking his double whiskey too fast and scowling.他猛灌着双份威士忌，脸色阴沉。ADJ
(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.
例句
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。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.
例句
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。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.
例句
Your mother sees you as her double.你母亲将你看作是她的翻版。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.
例句
...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。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.
PHRASE
迅速;立即;马上
If you do something at the double or on the double, you do it very quickly or immediately.
例句
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。PHRASE
弯腰;弓着身子
When you bend double, you bend the top half of your body downwards a long way.
例句
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。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.
例句
Pickers are bent double, plucking each flower with lightning speed.采花人弓着身子飞快地摘着花。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.
例句
I was dizzy, seeing double.我一阵眩晕，看到的都是重影。英汉词典释义
adj.
双的, 双重的
The total output is double that of last year.总产量是去年的两倍。His share is double.他的份额是双份的。供两人用的, 双人的
They bought a double bed.他们买了一张双人床。两面派的, 虚伪的
We don't like the man who bears a double face.我们不喜欢不诚实的人。双的；成双的；成对的
n.
两倍, 双份
Ten is the double of five.十是五的两倍。极为相似的人
He is my double.他酷似我。一杯双份的烈酒
（电影中的）替身演员
vt.
把…对折, 折叠
She doubled the sheet of the paper and put it away.她把这张纸折起来放到一边。vt. & vi.
是…的两倍, (使)加倍
The house has doubled in value since I bought it.自从我买下这幢房子以来, 它的价值已增加了一倍。The baby doubled its weight in a year.那婴儿一年中体重增加了一倍。兼任, 兼作
He is doubling the parts of a preacher and a teacher.他扮演牧师和教师两个角色。vi.
折回, 掉头
He suddenly doubled and ran in the opposite direction.他突然转身, 朝相反方向跑去。以二垒打使上二垒；击出二垒安打
adv.
双双地；成对地
art.
两倍的；双倍的
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base;
"he hit a double to deep centerfield"2. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts;
"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"3. someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor);
"he could be Gingrich's double""she's the very image of her mother"4. a quantity that is twice as great as another;
"36 is the double of 18"5. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2;
"I decided his double was a bluff"Verb
1. increase twofold;
"The population doubled within 50 years"2. hit a two-base hit
3. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain;
"He doubled and vomited violently"4. do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions;
"She doubles as his wife and secretary"5. bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
6. make or do or perform again;
"He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"Adjective
1. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities;
"a double (or dual) role for an actor""the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson"every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison2. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs;
"an egg with a double yolk""a double (binary) star""double doors""dual controls for pilot and copilot""duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"3. twice as great or many;
"ate a double portion""the dose is doubled""a twofold increase"4. used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements;
"double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"5. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
6. large enough for two;
"a double bed""a double room"7. having two meanings with intent to deceive;
"a sly double meaning""spoke with forked tongue"Adverb
1. downward and forward;
"he was bent double with pain"2. two together;
"some people sleep better double"3. to double the degree;
"she was doubly rewarded""his eyes were double bright"行业词典
体育： 续两次全中；
机械： 双分度；division；双干式热量计；double-dry calorimeter 不利用水调节环境温度和测量体系温度的热量计。；双锥黏度计；double-cone viscometer 试样放在同轴的两圆锥之间，一个圆锥转动，通过测定转动体的角速度和转矩可得试样黏度的一种旋转黏度计。；双像快速测距仪；double-image tache-ometer 利用双像方式测距的仪器。；双束质谱计；double-beam mass spec-trometer 有两个独立的离子源，两个独立的接收器；
物理学： 双芯簇射；double-core shower；双缝干涉；double-slit interference；双象棱镜；double-image prism；双共振；double-resonance；双峰势垒；double-humped barrier；双栅场效［应］管；double-gate field effect transistor, double-gate FET；双椭圆腔；double-elliptical cavity；双［光］束干涉；double-beam in；
电力： 双锥滚筒球磨机；double-ended ball pulverizer；双拍联结；double-way connection；双母线［接线］；double-bus scheme；双线船闸；［way］ lock；双回路塔；double-circuit steel tower；双端断裂；double-ended break；
石油： 双根；又称 :双根(double joint)；
