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D0408900 (dŭb)tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.2. To honor with a new title or description.3. To give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname.4. To strike, cut, or rub (timber or leather, for example) so as to make even or smooth.5. To dress (a fowl).6. To execute (a golf stroke, for example) poorly.n. An awkward person or player; a bungler.

[Middle English dubben, from Old English dubbian, perhaps from Old French aduber.]

dub²

D0408900 (dŭb)v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs v.tr.1. To thrust at; poke.2. To beat (a drum).v.intr.1. To make a thrust.2. To beat on a drum.n.1. The act of dubbing.2. A drumbeat.

[Perhaps from Low German dubben, to hit, strike.]

dub³

D0408900 (dŭb)tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. a. To transfer (recorded material) onto a new recording medium.b. To copy (a record or tape).2. To insert a new soundtrack, often a synchronized translation of the original dialogue, into (a film).3. To add (sound) into a film or tape: dub in strings behind the vocal.n.1. The new sounds added by dubbing.2. A dubbed copy of a tape or record.3. A mostly instrumental style of music originating in Jamaica, produced by remixing existing recordings to emphasize drum and bass rhythms and adding audio effects.

[Short for double.]

dub′ber n.

dub⁴

D0408900 (dŭb)n. Scots A puddle or small pool.

[Origin unknown.]

dub

(dʌb) vb, dubs, dubbing or dubbed1. (tr) to invest (a person) with knighthood by the ritual of tapping on the shoulder with a sword2. (tr) to invest with a title, name, or nickname3. (Tanning) (tr) to dress (leather) by rubbing4. (Angling) angling to dress (a fly)n (Instruments) the sound of a drum[Old English dubbian; related to Old Norse dubba to dub a knight, Old High German tubili plug, peg]

dub

(dʌb) vb, dubs, dubbing or dubbed1. (Film) to alter the soundtrack of (an old recording, film, etc)2. (Film) (tr) to substitute for the soundtrack of (a film) a new soundtrack, esp in a different language3. (Film) (tr) to provide (a film or tape) with a soundtrack4. (Electronics) (tr) to alter (a taped soundtrack) by removing some parts and exaggerating othersn5. (Film) films television the new sounds added6. (Pop Music) a. music a style of record production associated with reggae, involving the removal or exaggeration of instrumental parts, extensive use of echo, etcb. (as modifier): a dub mix. [C20: shortened from double]

dub

(dʌb) vb, dubs, dubbing or dubbedinformal Austral and NZ short for double-bank

dub

(dʌb) na clumsy or awkward person or playervb, dubs, dubbing or dubbed (Golf) to bungle (a shot), as in golf[C19: of uncertain origin]

dub

(dʌb) ndialect Scot and Northern English a pool of water; puddle[C16: Scottish dialect dubbe; related to Middle Low German dobbe]

dub

(dʌb) vb, dubs, dubbing or dubbed (intr; foll by in, up, or out) slang to contribute to the cost of (something); pay[C19: of obscure origin]

dub¹

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v.t. dubbed, dub•bing. 1. to invest with name, epithet, nickname, or title: He was dubbed a hero. 2. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood. [1175–1225; Middle English; late Old English *dubbian < Anglo-French dubber, dobber, aph. form of ad(o)uber=a- a-⁵ + -do(u)ber < Frankish *dubban to strike, beat, c. Low German dubben, dub³; compare daube] dub′ber, n.

dub²

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n. Slang. an awkward, unskillful person. [1885–90; of expressive orig., compare flub, flubdub, dub³]

dub³

(dʌb)

v.t. dubbed, dub•bing. 1. to hit (a golf ball) poorly. 2. to execute poorly. [1505–15; appar. same as dub¹]

dub⁴

(dʌb)

v. dubbed, dub•bing,
n. v.t. 1. to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import. 2. to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often fol. by in). 3. to copy (a tape or disc). n. 4. the new sounds added to a film or tape. [1925–30; short for double] dub′ber, n.

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n. Chiefly Scot. a pool of water; puddle. [1490–1500; of obscure orig.; perhaps akin to German Tümpel pond, puddle]

dub

- Meaning "to provide a film with a soundtrack," it is an abbreviation of "double."See also related terms for provide.

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Past participle: dubbed
Gerund: dubbing

Imperative
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Present
I dub
you dub
he/she/it dubs
we dub
you dub
they dub

Preterite
I dubbed
you dubbed
he/she/it dubbed
we dubbed
you dubbed
they dubbed

Present Continuous
I am dubbing
you are dubbing
he/she/it is dubbing
we are dubbing
you are dubbing
they are dubbing

Present Perfect
I have dubbed
you have dubbed
he/she/it has dubbed
we have dubbed
you have dubbed
they have dubbed

Past Continuous
I was dubbing
you were dubbing
he/she/it was dubbing
we were dubbing
you were dubbing
they were dubbing

Past Perfect
I had dubbed
you had dubbed
he/she/it had dubbed
we had dubbed
you had dubbed
they had dubbed

Future
I will dub
you will dub
he/she/it will dub
we will dub
you will dub
they will dub

Future Perfect
I will have dubbed
you will have dubbed
he/she/it will have dubbed
we will have dubbed
you will have dubbed
they will have dubbed

Future Continuous
I will be dubbing
you will be dubbing
he/she/it will be dubbing
we will be dubbing
you will be dubbing
they will be dubbing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dubbing
you have been dubbing
he/she/it has been dubbing
we have been dubbing
you have been dubbing
they have been dubbing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dubbing
you will have been dubbing
he/she/it will have been dubbing
we will have been dubbing
you will have been dubbing
they will have been dubbing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dubbing
you had been dubbing
he/she/it had been dubbing
we had been dubbing
you had been dubbing
they had been dubbing

Conditional
I would dub
you would dub
he/she/it would dub
we would dub
you would dub
they would dub

Past Conditional
I would have dubbed
you would have dubbed
he/she/it would have dubbed
we would have dubbed
you would have dubbed
they would have dubbed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dub - the new sounds added by dubbingauditory sensation, sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
Verb	1.	dub - give a nickname tonicknamecall, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
	2.	dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign languagemotion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"
	3.	dub - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"knightennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

dub

verb1. name, call, term, style, label, nickname, designate, christen, denominate He dubbed her the most exciting woman in the world.2. knight, entitle, confer knighthood upon a picture of him being dubbed `Sir' Frank by a look-alike Queen

dub

verbTo give a name or title to:baptize, call, christen, denominate, designate, entitle, name, style, term, title.nounA clumsy person:blunderer, botcher, bungler, foozler.Slang: screwup.Idiom: bull in a china shop.

Translations

为电影加上音响效果给某人起绰号配音

dub¹

(dab) – past tense, past participle dubbed – verb1. to give (a film) a new sound-track (eg in a different language). 配音2. to add sound effects or music to (a film etc). 为（电影等）加上音响效果 ˈdubbing noun配音

dub²

(dab) – past tense, past participle dubbed – verb to nickname. He was dubbed Shorty because of his size.给某人起绰号

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dub in

To add a new recording over previously recorded material. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dub" and "in." If that part of his vocal is garbled, we can just dub in a section of a different take.See also: dub

dub over

To add a new recording over previously recorded material. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dub" and "over." If that part of his vocal is garbled, we can just dub it over with a section from a different take.See also: dub, over

double sawbuck

A nickname for the US $20 bill. I don't get paid till next week—any chance you can loan me a double saw?See also: double, sawbuck

dub

1. verb To copy something. Did you dub this video? The quality is terrible.2. verb To replace the soundtrack of a film, often to change its language. This movie has clearly been dubbed—that actor's mouth is definitely not saying the English words we're hearing!3. noun A copy of something. This must be a dub—the quality is terrible.4. noun A shortening of "double sawbuck," a nickname for the US $20 bill. I don't get paid till next week—any chance you can loan me a dub?

dub-dub-dub

A way of pronouncing "www" (the initialism for "World Wide Web"), as precedes an Internet address. A: "OK, so the address is dub-dub-dub dot—" B: "Hold on, let me grab a pen."

dub something in

to mix a new sound recording into an old one. The actor messed up his lines, but they dubbed the correct words in later. They dubbed in his lines.See also: dub

dub something over

to record a replacement sound over another sound in a recording. They had dubbed over all the dialog in the movie. It doesn't matter if you say a word wrong on the tape. We can dub it over.See also: dub, over

flub the dub

Inf. to fail to do the right thing. Martin is flubbing the dub with the fund-raising campaign. Please don't flub the dub this time.See also: dub, flub

double saw(buck)

and double and dub n. a twenty-dollar bill. (see also sawbuck.) This whole thing only cost a double sawbuck. Can you loan me a dub? See also: double, sawbuck

dub

verbSee double sawbuck

dub

(dəb)1. tv. & in. to duplicate something; to copy something. Dub this and keep a copy yourself. 2. n. a duplicate; a copy. The dub was so poor we couldn’t understand the dialogue. 3. Go to double saw(buck).

dub-dub-dub

and dubya-dubya-dubya n. double-u, double-u, double-u, the letters WWW found in World Wide Web addresses. (The second version is merely a colloquial pronunciation of double-u, and neither is commonly written or printed.) Our address is dub-dub-dub dot reindeer dot com.

flub the dub

tv. to fail to do the right thing. Martin is flubbing the dub with the fund-raising campaign. See also: dub, flub

flub the dub, to

To loaf or evade duty; also, to bungle or botch. This term dates from the first half of the 1900s and became widely current during World War II. Early on it also was slang for male masturbation, but that sense has not survived. John Hersey used it in G.I. Laughs (1943), “Wanders from barracks to barracks . . . generally flubbing his dub.” And D. Stagg (in Glory Jumpers (1959), “The Air Corps flubbed the dub again and scattered the drop.”See also: flub

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verb name

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verb knight

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verb to give a name or title to

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noun a clumsy person

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noun the new sounds added by dubbing

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verb give a nickname to

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verb provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language

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verb raise (someone) to knighthood

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