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单词 doubleness
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dou•ble•ness  (dub′əl nis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the quality or condition of being double.
  2. deception or dissimulation.
  • 1325–75; Middle English; see double, -ness

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dou•ble /ˈdʌbəl/USA pronunciation   adj., n., v., -bled, -bling, adv. 
adj. 
  1. twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.;
    twice as many in size, amount, number, extent, etc.:The workers receive double pay for working on Sundays. He ordered a double whiskey.
  2. made up of two similar parts or members;
    paired:[before a noun]a double sink.
  3. Furniture suitable for two persons:[usually: before a noun]We rented a double room.
  4. having two meanings;
    ambiguous:His comment had a double meaning.
  5. [usually: before a noun] hiding something dishonestly;
    deceitful:He led a double life, working by day and thieving by night.
  6. folded in two layers.

n. 
  1. anything that is twice the usual size, amount, strength, etc.: [uncountable]She offered me double for the computer.[countable]He ordered a double of scotch from the bar.
  2. a person who exactly or closely resembles another:[countable]She is the double of her mother.
  3. [countable] a hotel room with two beds or a double bed, for two people.
  4. Show Business a substitute who performs stunts in a movie or TV show that are too hazardous for a star:[countable]a stunt double.
  5. Sport[countable] Also called ˈtwo-ˌbase ˈhit. a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach second base safely.
  6. Sport doubles, [uncountable* used with a singular verb] a game or match, as in tennis, in which there are two players on each side:a doubles match.

v. 
  1. to (cause to) become double or twice as great;
    add an equal amount (of): [no object]Our taxes doubled over a one-year period.[~ + object]The landlord doubled our rent.
  2. to fold or bend with one part over another: [~ + object]The mother doubled the sheets and blankets to keep the baby warmer.[~ + up/over + object]She doubled over the sheets and blankets to make the baby warmer.[~ + object + up/over]She doubled them up to keep the baby warmer.
  3. to clench;
    hold tightly:[~ + object]to double one's fists.
  4. to pair;
    couple:[~ + object]We doubled partners and began the country dance.
  5. to do a second job in addition to one's primary job;
    to serve in an additional capacity:[~ + as + object]The director doubles as an actor.
  6. Sport[no object] to hit a double in baseball.
  7. to double-date:[no object]We doubled last week, but this week I want to go out with her alone.
  8. double back, [no obj] to turn back on a course;
    reverse direction:I doubled back to see if I could find the missing earring.
  9. double up:
    • [no object] to share quarters planned for only one person or family:You can stay with us; we'll all just double up.
    • Also, ˈdou•ble ˈo•ver. to (cause to) bend over, as from pain: [no object]As the next wave of pain hit, he doubled over.[~ + object + up/over]The pain doubled him up and left him gasping on the floor.[ ~ + over/up + obj]:A punch like that would double over anyone.

adv. 
  1. to twice the amount, extent, etc.;
    twofold:We paid double for that room.
  2. two together:to sleep double.
Idioms
  1. Idioms double or nothing, a bet in which one either wins twice as much as one has bet or gets nothing.
  2. Idioms on the double, without delay;
    rapidly:Get up there on the double and report to the commander.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dou•ble  (dub′əl),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -bled, -bling, adv. 
adj. 
  1. twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.;
    twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.:a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  2. composed of two like parts or members;
    twofold in form;
    paired:double doors; a double sink.
  3. Furnitureof, pertaining to, or suitable for two persons:a double room.
  4. twofold in character, meaning, or conduct;
    dual or ambiguous:a double interpretation.
  5. deceitful;
    hypocritical;
    insincere.
  6. (of musical instruments) producing a tone an octave lower than the notes indicate.
  7. duple, as time or rhythm.
  8. folded in two;
    having one half folded over the other.
  9. Furniture(of a bed or bedclothes) full-size:a double blanket.
  10. [Bot.](of flowers) having many more than the normal number of petals:double petunias; double hollyhocks.

n. 
  1. anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
  2. a duplicate or counterpart;
    something exactly or closely resembling another:This dress is the double of that. He is the double of his cousin.
  3. Also called double room. a type of hotel accommodation with two beds, or sometimes a double bed, for occupancy by two persons. Cf. twin (def. 4).
  4. a fold or plait.
  5. an alcoholic drink containing twice the usual amount of alcohol.
  6. a sudden backward turn or bend, as of a fox on the run in fox hunting;
    reversal.
  7. a trick or artifice, as of argument in a formal debate.
  8. a substitute actor or singer ready to take another's place;
    understudy.
  9. [Motion Pictures, Television.]a substitute who performs feats or actions too hazardous or difficult for a star.
  10. [Baseball.]See two-base hit. 
  11. [Mil.]double time.
  12. doubles, (used with a sing. v.) a game or match in which there are two players on each side, as in tennis.
  13. (in bridge or other card games)
    • a challenge by an opponent that the declarer cannot fulfill the designated contract, increasing the points to be won or lost.
    • a hand that warrants such a challenge.
  14. [Bridge.]a conventional bid informing one's partner that a player's hand is of a certain strength.
  15. [Bowling.]two strikes in succession:He needed a double in the tenth frame to win.
  16. See daily double. 
  17. any of certain feasts in the Roman Catholic Church, marked by a doubled antiphon and taking precedence over lesser feasts.
  18. [Music. Rare.]a variation.
  19. a former coin of France, the sixth part of a sol, issued in silver in the 14th century, later made of copper.
  20. at the double, [Brit. Informal.]on the double.
  21. on the double, [Informal.]
    • without delay;
      rapidly:The fire engines came on the double.
    • British Termsin double time, as marching troops.

v.t. 
  1. to make double or twice as great;
    to add an equal amount to:The baby doubled its weight in a year.
  2. to bend or fold with or as with one part over another (often fol. by over, up, back, etc.):Double the edge over before sewing.
  3. to clench:He doubled his fists.
  4. to be or have twice as much as:Income doubled expenditure.
  5. [Naut.]
    • to sail around (a projecting area of land):to double Cape Horn.
    • to add a new layer of planking or ceiling to (an old wooden hull).
  6. to pair;
    couple:The players were doubled for the tournament.
  7. [Music.]to reduplicate by means of a tone in another part, either at the unison or at an octave above or below.
  8. (in bridge and other card games)
    • to challenge (the bid of an opponent) by making a call that increases the value of tricks to be won or lost.
    • to challenge the bid of (an opponent):He doubled me into game.
  9. [Baseball.]
    • to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a two-base hit:He doubled him to third.
    • to cause (a run) to be scored by a two-base hit (often fol. by in):He doubled in the winning run.
    • to put out (a base runner) as the second out of a double play (often fol. by up).

v.i. 
  1. to become double:My money doubled in three years.
  2. to bend or fold (often fol. by up or over):to double over with pain.
  3. to turn back on a course or reverse direction (often fol. by back):He doubled back by another road and surprised us.
  4. [Mil.]to march at the double-time pace.
  5. to serve in two capacities or in an additional capacity:She doubles as producer and director.
  6. to act as a double in a play, motion picture, or the like.
  7. [Music.]to play an instrument besides one's regular instrument (usually followed by on):The saxophonist doubles on drums.
  8. (in bridge and other card games) to double the bid of an opponent.
  9. [Baseball.]to make a two-base hit.
  10. to double-date.
  11. double in brass, [Informal.]to serve in two capacities;
    be able to do work different from one's own:It is a small firm, and everyone doubles in brass when emergencies arise.
  12. double or nothing, a bet having as its outcome either the doubling of a previous loss or debt or the canceling of that loss or debt. Also, double or quits. 
  13. double up:
    • to share quarters planned for only one person or family:Because of the room shortage, we had to double up.
    • to bend over, as from pain:He doubled up in agony.

adv. 
  1. to twice the amount, number, extent, etc.;
    twofold;
    doubly.
  2. two together:There are only a few beds, so some of the children will have to sleep double for the night.
  • Latin duplus, equivalent. to du(o) two + -plus -fold
  • Old French
  • Middle English 1175–1225
dou′ble•ness, n. 
dou′bler, n. 
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