单词 | double chins |
释义 | double /dubˈl/adjective
ORIGIN: OFr doble, from L duplus double, from duo two, and the root seen in Eng fold1, Gr haploos doubˈleness noun
doubˈler noun Someone who or something that doubles doubˈleton noun (the possession of) two cards of a suit in a hand doubˈling noun
Shifting, manoeuvring doubˈly adverb double act noun (theatre)
doubˈle-actˈing adjective
double agent noun An agent secretly acting simultaneously for two opposing powers double-axeˈ noun A religious symbol of Minoan Crete and the Aegean, a double-headed axe, associated with the mother-goddess and her son (Zeus) double axel noun (ice skating) An axel incorporating two and a half turns double-bankˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb
doubˈle-bankedˈ adjective
doubˈle-banking noun Double-parking double bar noun A double vertical line or a single heavy vertical one marking the end of a movement or piece of music or one of its important divisions doubˈle-barrˈelled or (N American) doubˈle-barrˈeled adjective
double bass noun The largest and lowest-pitched instrument of the violin family, playing an octave below the cello double bassoon see under bassoon double bed noun A bed wide enough for two people double bill see under bill1 double bind noun (psychiatry)
doubˈle-bitˈing adjective Cutting on either side doubˈle-blindˈ adjective Denoting a comparative experiment or trial, etc in which the identities of the control group are known neither to the subjects nor to the experimenters double bluff noun An action or statement meant to seem to be a bluff, but in fact genuine double boiler noun (N American) A double saucepan double bond noun (chem) A covalent bond involving the sharing of two pairs of electrons doubˈle-bookˈ transitive verb To accept two reservations for (the same room, seat or time, etc) doubˈle-bottˈom or double-bottom lorry noun An articulated lorry pulling a second trailer (also drawbar outfit) doubˈle-breastˈed adjective (of a coat, etc) having two fronts, one overlapping the other double bridle noun A bridle with two sets of reins doubˈle-bubbˈle noun (prison sl) One hundred per cent interest doubˈle-chargeˈ transitive verb
doubˈle-checkˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb To check a second time (also noun) double chin noun A chin with a fold of flesh beneath it doubˈle-chinnˈed adjective doubˈle-click intransitive verb (computing) To click the button of a mouse two times in rapid succession to select an option, start a program, etc double coconut noun The coco-de-mer double concerto noun A concerto for two solo instruments double cream noun A cream with a higher fat content than single cream doubˈle-cross noun A betrayal or deceiving of someone for whom one was supposed to be betraying or deceiving someone else transitive verb /-krosˈ/ To betray by double-cross doubˈle-crossˈer noun double dagger see under dagger doubˈle-dealˈer noun A deceitful person doubˈle-dealˈing noun Duplicity, deceit (also adjective) doubˈle-decked adjective Having two decks or layers doubˈle-deckˈer noun
doubˈle-declutchˈ intransitive verb (motoring) To change into a different gear by first changing to neutral, increasing the engine speed, then engaging the chosen gear, disengaging the clutch at both stages doubˈle-decomposiˈtion noun A chemical action in which two compounds exchange some of their constituents doubˈle-densˈity adjective (computing) (of a disk) capable of recording double the normal number of bytes double digging noun The practice in gardening of digging trenches two spade-lengths deep and replacing the lower level of soil in one trench with the upper level of another doubˈle-digˈit adjective Double-figure double dip or double-dip noun (informal)
intransitive verb
double disapproval noun An arrangement by which airlines are free to set the level of fares for a route unless the governments at both ends of the route raise objections to the rate set double door or double doors noun A door consisting of two parts hung on opposite posts double-dotted note or double-dotted rest noun (music) One whose length is increased by three-quarters, marked by two dots placed after it double-dotted rhythm noun One characterized by double-dotted notes double Dutch see under Dutch doubˈle-dyed adjective
double eagle noun (US)
doubˈle-edgedˈ adjective
doubˈle-endˈer noun
double entendre noun see separate entry. doubˈle-enˈtry noun (bookkeeping) A method of recording accounts by which each transaction is entered twice, showing both the financing for a business and what values the business owns double exposure noun (photography) The accidental or deliberate superimposition of one image on another doubˈle-eyed adjective Doubly keen of sight doubˈle-faced adjective
doubˈle-faˈcedness /-sid-/ noun double fault noun (tennis, etc) Two faults served in succession, causing the loss of a point doubˈle-faultˈ intransitive verb double feature noun A cinema programme involving two full-length films doubˈle-figˈure adjective double figures plural noun A score or total, etc of any number equal to or greater than 10 but less than 100 double first noun
double flat noun (music)
doubˈle-flowˈered adjective (of a plant) having double flowers doubˈle-formedˈ adjective Having, or combining, two forms doubˈle-fountˈed adjective Having two sources doubˈle-frontˈed adjective (of a house) having main-room windows on both sides of the front door doubˈle-gild transitive verb
doubˈle-glazedˈ adjective doubˈle-glazˈing noun
double Gloucester or double Gloster /glosˈtər/ noun A Gloucestershire cheese of extra richness doubˈle-handˈed adjective
doubˈle-headˈed adjective Having two heads double-headˈer noun
doubˈle-heartˈed adjective Treacherous double helix noun The DNA molecule, two spirals coiled round an axis doubˈle-hungˈ adjective (of a window) having top and bottom sashes each balanced by sash-cord and weights, so as to be capable of vertical movement in its own groove double indemnity noun (US) A payment of twice the face value of a life insurance policy because the insured has died in an accident double jeopardy noun Second trial for the same offence doubˈle-jointˈed adjective Having loose joints admitting some degree of movement backwards double knit noun A fabric knitted on two sets of needles, producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches doubˈle-knit adjective double knitting noun A knitting yarn of medium thickness doubˈle-līvedˈ adjective Having two lives doubˈle-lockedˈ adjective
double majority noun (in the voting system of the European Union) a majority both in terms of the number of member states and in terms of the proportion of the EU's population represented, required before the Council can take any decision doubˈle-mannedˈ adjective Supplied with twice the complement of men doubˈle-meanˈing adjective Ambiguous (also noun) doubˈle-mindˈed adjective Lacking determination, wavering doubˈle-mindˈedness noun doubˈle-mouthedˈ adjective Speaking with contradictory voices doubˈle-naˈtured adjective Having a twofold nature double negation noun The principle that the negation of a negation of a proposition means the same as the proposition double negative noun A construction consisting of two negatives, esp when only one is logically required double obelisk noun (printing) A double dagger (see above) double-page spread or double spread noun The two facing pages of a publication, as used for an advertisement or illustration, etc across both pages doubˈle-parkˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb To park (a car, etc) alongside vehicles already parked at the kerb double play noun (baseball) A play putting out two runners double pneumonia noun Pneumonia of both lungs doubˈle-quickˈ adjective and adverb
noun The double-quick pace double reed noun A reed in a woodwind instrument which is composed of two halves vibrating against each other double refraction see under refract double rollover noun A second consecutive rollover in a lottery, etc double salt noun A salt whose crystals dissolve to give two different salts in solution double saucepan noun A pair of saucepans, the top one fitting closely into the lower one, and heated by boiling water in the lower one doubˈle-shadeˈ transitive verb (Milton) To double the darkness of doubˈle-sharpˈ noun (music)
doubˈle-shottˈed adjective (of cannon) with double charge doubˈle-shuffˈle noun
doubˈle-spaceˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb To type with a space of one line between each typed line double spacing noun doubˈlespeak noun Double-talk double spread see double-page spread above. double standard noun
double star noun (astronomy)
doubˈle-stoppˈing noun (music) Simultaneous playing on two (stopped) strings of an instrument at once doubˈle-stoˈrey adjective (of a building) having two floors or tiers doubˈle-stoutˈ noun Extra strong stout or porter double take noun
doubˈle-talk noun
doubˈlethink noun The faculty of simultaneously harbouring two conflicting beliefs (coined by George Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four) double-threaded screw noun (engineering) A screw having two threads, whose pitch is half the lead (also two-start thread) double time noun
double-tongueˈ intransitive verb (music) To produce a staccato sound by rapid articulation when playing fast passages on a wind instrument (double-tonguˈing noun) doubˈle-tonguedˈ adjective
double top noun (darts) A score of double twenty double vision noun Seeing two images of the same object, because of lack of co-ordination between the two eyes double-u or double-you /dubˈl-ū/ noun The twenty-third letter of the modern English alphabet (W or w) double wedding noun A wedding involving two couples double whammy see whammy under wham double witching (hour) noun (stock exchange) The final hour of certain periods of trading, when two kinds of future and option contracts expire and the market is exposed to volatility (cf triple witching (hour) under triple) double zero option see zero-zero option under zero doubling time noun (nuclear eng)
at the double Very quickly bent double
double back To go back in the direction one has just come, but usu not by the same route double or quits (in gambling) the alternative, left to chance, of doubling or cancelling payment (doubleˈ-or-quitsˈ adjective) double up
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