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double-acting

/duhb-uhl-ak-ting/US // ˈdʌb əlˈæk tɪŋ //

双作用,双作用力,双作用的,双效

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders.Compare single-acting.
    • : permitting movement in either direction from the normal, or closed, position.
    • : having twice the usual effectiveness, strength, use, etc.

Examples

  • Even the hot Jewish women I mentioned above did something a bit more “intellectual” than pageantry: acting.

  • This is acting in every sense of the word—bringing an unevolved animal to life and making it utterly believable.

  • Acting legend talks about what role is closest to her heart.

  • And Ollie says, ‘Oh, I see, well, let me have two double vodka martinis.’

  • To judge her acting abilities for yourself, check out her videos on YouTube for “Sex Shooter.”

  • Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.

  • In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.

  • He did not once look back at her; his face seemed full of thought, his hands acting as it were mechanically.

  • All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective.

  • The way was under a double row of tall trees, which met at the top and formed a green arch over our heads.