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单词 double
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doubledouble1 /ˈdʌbəl/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective Etymology
ETYMOLOGYdouble1
Origin: 1100-1200 Old French Latin duplus, from duo two + -plus multiplied by
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 The sofa does double duty (=is used for two purposes) as a place to sit and a bed.
 The title has a double meaning (=it can mean two different things).
 It was a shock to find out that Dad was leading a double life (=had two very different ways of living, that were secret from each other).
1OF TWO PARTS consisting of two parts that are similar or exactly the same:  Double doors lead into the backyard. the double yellow line in the middle of the road2TWICE AS BIG math twice as big, twice as much, or twice as many as usual:  Leave the dough to rise until it is double in size. I’m working a double shift today. a double cheeseburger (=one with two layers of meat)3FOR TWO PEOPLE made to be used by two people → single:  a double room4COMBINING TWO THINGS combining or involving two separate things or events of the same type SYN dual:  a double murder case I have a double major in history and political science. The sofa does double duty (=is used for two purposes) as a place to sit and a bed.5SAME THING WITH DIFFERENT QUALITIES involving two things of the same type, which have different or opposite qualities from each other SYN dual:  The title has a double meaning (=it can mean two different things). It was a shock to find out that Dad was leading a double life (=had two very different ways of living, that were secret from each other).6TWO LETTERS spoken used to say that a particular letter is repeated when spelling a word:  His last name is Webber with a double “b.”7FLOWER a double flower has more than the usual number of petals[Origin: 1100–1200 Old French, Latin duplus, from duo two + -plus multiplied by] → see also doubly
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doubledouble2 ●●● S3 W3 noun 1TWICE THE SIZE [countable, uncountable] math something that is twice the size, quantity, value, or strength of something else:  Scotch and water, please – make it a double.2SIMILAR PERSON [countable] someone who looks very much like someone else:  Caroline is virtually her mother’s double.3IN MOVIES [countable] eng. lang. arts an actor who takes the place of another actor in a movie, especially because the acting involves doing something dangerous:  He was John Wayne’s stunt double in the movie.4BASEBALL [countable] a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach second base:  Harper led the inning with a double.5TENNIS doubles [uncountable] a game played between two pairs of players:  the men’s doubles → see also mixed doubles, → single2 (3)6ROOM [countable] a room in a hotel for two people:  Rooms cost $95 for a double.7on the double very quickly and without any delay:  I headed for the Commander’s office on the double.8roll a double to throw a pair of dice so that they each show the same number9double or nothing a decision in gambling which will either win you twice as much money or make you lose it all
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doubledouble3 ●●● S3 verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
double
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydouble
he, she, itdoubles
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydoubled
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave doubled
he, she, ithas doubled
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad doubled
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill double
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have doubled
Continuous Form
PresentIam doubling
he, she, itis doubling
you, we, theyare doubling
PastI, he, she, itwas doubling
you, we, theywere doubling
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been doubling
he, she, ithas been doubling
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been doubling
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be doubling
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been doubling
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 He was doubled up with cramps.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSto become larger in amount, number, or degree, or to make something do this
to become larger in amount, number, or degree, or to make something do this:  The company has increased its workforce by 10 percent.
to increase in number, price, amount, or level. Go up is less formal than rise:  Prices have risen 2%.
to increase in amount, size, or degree:  The number of employees at the company has grown from 20 to 300.
formal to increase to a much higher level:  The rate of heart disease escalated as the country began eating a higher fat diet.
to quickly increase in number, size, or amount:  Unemployment shot up.
to increase quickly to a high level:  The temperature soared to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
to increase suddenly by very large amounts:  House prices skyrocketed.
to become twice as large or twice as much, or to make something do this:  The firm has doubled in size in ten years. They’re trying to double the amount of parts they produce each month.
to become three times as large or three times as much, or to make something do this:  The country’s debt has tripled over the last decade. We can triple our earnings by next year.
to increase a lot, or to make something do this:  The company’s problems have multiplied over the past year.
formal to increase in strength, size, or amount, or to make something do this:  The pain in his stomach intensified so they took him to the hospital.
to make a number, price, amount, or level go up:  Congress wants to raise the tax on gasoline.
to increase something as much as possible:  The company is looking at ways of maximizing its profits.
to make something increase in number or size:  The consulting firm wants to expand its services to include insurance.
to increase your efforts or activities. Step up is less formal than increase:  Police officers stepped up their efforts to find the missing girl.
to increase something so that it becomes better or more successful:  We found a new manufacturing partner to boost our production. The win boosted the team’s confidence.
1[intransitive, transitive] math to become twice as large or twice as much, or to make something twic`e as large or twice as much:  Building costs have doubled since then. The company doubled its profits in three years.double in size/value/volume etc. Our house has doubled in value since we bought it.double the number/amount/size (of something) The mayor doubled the number of police on the streets.► see thesaurus at increase12 (also double something over/up) [transitive] to fold something in half so that it has two layers:  Take a sheet of paper and double it.3[intransitive] if a batter in a game of baseball doubles, he hits the ball far enough to run safely to second base4double your fists to curl your fingers tightly to make fists, usually in order to be ready to fightdouble as somebody/something phrasal verb to have a second use, job, or purpose as something else:  Schools doubled as hospitals during the war.double back phrasal verb (also double back on yourself) to turn around and go back the way you have come:  I doubled back and headed south.double up phrasal verb1 (also double over, double somebody up) to suddenly and uncontrollably bend forward at the waist because of pain, laughter, etc.:  We doubled over, laughing so hard it hurt.be doubled up/over with He was doubled up with cramps.2 to share something, especially a house or a bedroom: double up with You’ll have to double up with Kyle while your aunt is here.3 double something ↔ up to fold something in half: :  He doubled up the blankets and put them away.
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doubledouble4 ●●○ quantifier Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 an increase that is almost double the rate of inflation
 No, he earns double that (=double an amount already mentioned)!
 math twice as much or twice as many:  The painting is worth double what we paid for it.double the size/number/amount etc. an increase that is almost double the rate of inflation No, he earns double that (=double an amount already mentioned)!
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doubledouble5 ●●○ adverb 1see double to have something wrong with your eyes so that you see two things instead of one:  Selma complained of seeing double.2be bent double to be bent over a long way:  The old man was bent double under his load.3fold something double to fold something in half to make it twice as thick
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