double

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈdʌb.əl/|[ˈdʌb.ɫ̩]    美 /ˈdʌb.əl/|[ˈdʌb.ɫ̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
  2. A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
    — Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.
  3. A drink with two portions of alcohol.
    — On second thought, make that a double.
  4. A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
    — According to the description our captain had given me of Peter Sandaker once when he had dropped behind on the march, he was particularly good at telling tales and stories about goblin-birds, doubles, and fairies, and had a special fancy for entering into the most minute details, whenever he commenced telling about one or the other of the eighteen bears he had killed in his time.
  5. A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
  6. A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
    — I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles.
  7. A two-base hit.
    — The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.
  8. A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
  9. A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
    — Brecel fired in doubles, a succession of stunning long pots and seemingly cleared balls at will as he rattled through the first four frames in under an hour.
  10. A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
    — Not only did I collect on the double; I had the win and the place money as well.
  11. The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
  12. A hit on this ring.
  13. A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
  14. A double-precision floating-point number.
    — The sine function returns a double.
  15. Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
  16. A boat for two scullers.
  17. The feat of scoring twice in one game.
    — DJ Campbell grabbed a second-half double as Blackpool made Sunderland pay for a host of missed chances to secure a fifth away league win of the season.
  18. The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
    — In 1996, Michael Johnson achieved a double by winning both the 200 and 400 meter dashes.
  19. The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
  20. A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou. historical
  21. A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny. Guernsey,historical
    — As for doubles, they are not worth anything now; and I have still got an egg-cupful my mother used to keep handy to give the baker change from a farthing.
  22. Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
  23. A double feast.
  24. Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
  25. A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
    — The saxophone is a valuable and rewarding double, and opens up many gigs that aren’t available to players of just the “orchestral” woodwinds.
  26. A double-cross or betrayal. dated,slang
    — His fellows had chaffed him much upon the way that astute adventurer had bamboozled him, or, in their vernacular, "put the double on him," and vowed that all his energies should be devoted to a return match.
动词 v.
  1. To multiply by two. transitive
    — The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
  2. To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size. intransitive
    — Our earnings have doubled in the last year.
  3. To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
    — Thus re-inforc’d, againſt the adverſe Fleet / Still doubling ours, brave Rupert leads the way.
  4. To fold over so as to make two folds. transitive
    — To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
  5. To clench (a fist). sometimes,transitive
  6. To get a two-base hit.
    — The batter doubled into the corner.
  7. To join or couple. often,transitive
  8. To repeat exactly; copy. transitive
  9. To serve a second role or have a second purpose. intransitive
    — A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon.
  10. To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc). ambitransitive,sometimes
    — Laforêt, who (as the French express it), doubles Lainez, that is, performs the same characters in his absence.
  11. To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
    — When, therefore, Briggs, the sedate, middle-aged individual, who in the Markham household doubles the roles of butler and valet, makes his appearance, his master affects to be in a great hurry, looks at his watch, and says : […]
  12. To turn sharply, following a winding course. intransitive
  13. To sail around (a headland or other point).
    — Sailing along the coast, he doubled the promontory of Carthage.
  14. To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
  15. To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument). intransitive,usually
  16. To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
  17. To double down. intransitive
  18. To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
  19. To go or march at twice the normal speed. intransitive
    — "You double down to the harbour, my lad," said the Captain to Strickland, "and sign on. You've got your papers." Strickland set off at once, and that was the last Captain Nichols saw of him.
  20. To multiply the strength or effect of by two. transitive
    — Sorry, this store does not double coupons.
  21. To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
  22. To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference. informal
    — Could you please repeat your last transmission? Another station was doubling with you.
  23. To operate as a double agent. intransitive
    — Was this simply the cover name of an Allied spy-code named the Brass Monkey? […] The possibility that the Brass Monkey himself was "doubling" (with headquarters' approval, of course) is too logical […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Made up of two matching or complementary elements. not-comparable
    — The closet has double doors.
  2. Of twice the quantity. not-comparable
    — Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.
  3. Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family. not-comparable
    — He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.
  4. Designed for two (people, cars, etc.). not-comparable
    — a double room
  5. Folded in two; composed of two layers. not-comparable
  6. Stooping; bent over. not-comparable
  7. Having two aspects; ambiguous. not-comparable
    — a double meaning
  8. False, deceitful, or hypocritical. not-comparable
    — a double life
  9. Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals. not-comparable
  10. Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower. not-comparable
    — a double bass
  11. Of time, twice as fast. not-comparable
副词 adv.
  1. Twice over; twofold; doubly. not-comparable
    — February 7 1736, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope I was double their age.
  2. Two together; two at a time. not-comparable
    — When I met the twins, I thought I was seeing double.
  3. Into two halves or sections. not-comparable
    — The old man was bent double under his heavy burden.

词形变化

doubles plural doubles present,singular,third-person doubling participle,present doubled participle,past doubled past

词汇关系

近义词
twin twofold double
反义词
half halve bisect
上位词
multiply
衍生词
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double black diamond double-blind double-blind test double-bluff double bluff double bogey double boil double boiler double bond double-bonded double bonus double-book double booked double bookkeeping double bourgeois double-break double break double break point double-breasted double bridle double bubble double bubble conjecture double bubble mint double buddy double budget double burden double cab double canon double-celling double-check double check double chicane double chin double-click double click double clinch doublecloth double-clutch double clutch double coconut double code double coding double concave double concerto double-conical drum double conical drum double consciousness double-convex double copula double count double counting double-course double cousin double coverage double cream double crenate double criminality double crochet double cropping doublecross double-cross double cross double-crosser double-crossing double crossover double-crostic double cuff double cylinder double D double dabble double-dactyl double dactyl double dagger double danda double dare double-date double date double dative double day double-dead meat double-deal double deal double-dealer double dealer double-dealing double-decant double-deck double-decker bus double-decker double decker double declension double-declutch double-declutching double decomposition double definition double degree double denim double-density double density double depression double descent double desk double-dick double-dicking double dig double digging double-digit double digits double dildo double-dink double-dip double dip double dispatch double dissolution double doctoring double-dog-dare double-dog dare double dog dare doubledome double-dome double dong double door double doors double-dotted double-double-cross double-double-double double-double double double double-down double dozen double-dribble double dribble double drummer double Ds double Dutch double-duty double duty double-dyed double E double eagle double-eagle double-edged double-edged sword double effect double empathy problem double emulsion double-end double-ended double-ended dildo double-ended queue double-ender double-ending double English double entendre double entente double-entry double entry double envelopment double equals double-exposure double exposure double extortion double-eyed double eyelid double-faced double factorial double-fault double fault double feature double figures double file double first double first cousin double fisherman's knot double-fist double-fisted double-fisting double-flash double flash double flat double foolscap double free double fugue double-full double full double-gaited double-gaiter doubleganger double-geared double-glaze double-glazed double-glazing double glazing double Gloucester double gold double grab double grave accent double great primer double gutshot double gut shot doublehand double-hand doublehanded double-handed double-handedly double-handedness double-handling double happiness double-hat double hater double-headed double-headed bug double-header double-heading double hearsay doublehearted double-hearted double helix double helping double hemiplegia double hoe double house double-hulled double-hung double in brass double indemnity double India pale ale double IPA double-jab double-jabbed double jack double jasmine double jeopardy double-jobbing double jobbing double-jointed double jump double ka meetha double kill double kiss double-knit double knit double knitting double lesson double letter double life double-line whip double-lock double lock standing seam double magnum double-major double major double majority double malt double-manned double-marking double-masted double meaning doubleminded double-minded double-mindedly double-mindedness double mini double mini trampoline double modal double monastery double monocular O double moral double-muscled double muscling double napoleon double negation double negative double nelson doubleness double-nickel doublenigger double-nosed Andean tiger hound double note double number double obelisk double obelus double-oblique double occupancy double off double open jaw double opt-in double or nothing double orphan double or quits doublepack double-page spread double-park double park double-parking double parking double Pedro double pendulum double-penetrate double penetrate double penetration double penetration dildo double period double pica double planet double play depth double-play double play double plural double-plus-good double-plus-ungood double pneumonia double point double-pointed needle double-poled double-pole double pole double-pole technique double poling double possessive double procession double-prop double prop double pulsar double quarrel double quasar double-quick double-quote double quote double rainbow double redirect double-reed double reed double refraction double-replacement reaction double replacement reaction double reverse double rhyme double-ripper double room double rotation double S double salt double saucepan double sawbuck double science double scull double sculls double sensation Double Seventh Festival double-sewn doublesex double sharp double sheet bend double shortbread double-shot double shoulder lock double-shuffle double shuffle double-shuffling double-sided double-sided dildo double-sided tape double-six double-skin double-slit experiment double small pica doublesome double-spaced double spaced double-space double space doublespeak doublespeaker double spending double spread Double Springs doublestack double standard double standardist double star double star system double steal double steam double steamer double-stop double stop double stout double straddle double-stranded double strength doublestrike double-struck double-stuff double-suicide double suicide double summer time double switch double tackle double-take double take double takeout double taker doubletalk double-talk double talk double-talker double talker double-tap double tap double tax agreement double taxation double-team double team double teeth Double Ten double-text double text double texting doublethink double-threaded doubletime double-time double time doubleton double tongue double-tongue double-tongued double-tonguing double top doubletrack double-track double track double-tracking double trap doubletree double-tree double tree double trombone double-trouble double trouble double truck double turnstile double-u double U double-uncle double uncle double-vaccinated double-vaxxed double vertical line double vision double wedding doubleweight double-whammy double whammy double whole double whole note doublewide double-wide doubleword double X double yellow line double yellows doubloonie dunder front double biceps Gothic double HE-double-hockey-sticks HE-double-L HE-double-toothpicks law of double negation mixed doubles nondouble optical double play a double game quadruple double rear double biceps Schläfli double six semidouble shared joy is double joy shotgun double subdouble takeout double test double the double O tip the double triple-double triple double two-double two-line double pica work double tides at the double automatic double body double daily double delusion of doubles double-count ground rule double on the double quintuple double snapdragon double stunt double syndrome of subjective doubles turnpike doubles doublable double down double-head double over doubler double up doubling cube nondoubling redouble undouble
相关词
single triple quadruple quintuple sextuple solo double twofold threefold fourfold pentuple fivefold loner singleton monad pair couple twosome duo dyad trio threesome triad troika foursome quartet tetrad fivesome quintet pentad only one singlet twin one of two doublet triplet one of three quadruplet one of four quintuplet pentuplet one of five hextuple sixfold septuple heptuple sevenfold octuple eightfold ninefold nonuple tenfold decuple sixsome sextet hexad sevensome septet heptad eightsome octet octad ninesome nonet ennead tensome decet decad sextuplet hextuplet one of six one of seven septuplet heptuplet octuplet one of eight one of nine nonuplet one of ten decuplet elevenfold undecuple hendecuple twelvefold duodecuple thirteenfold tredecuple a hundredfold centuple multiple elevensome twelvesome thirteensome hundredsome one of eleven undecuplet hendecuplet one of twelve duodecuplet one of thirteen tredecuplet one of a hundred centuplet one of many multiplet

词源

词源 1
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.
词源 2
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.
词源 3
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.
词源 4
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.
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