doubled
翻倍的,增加一倍,翻了一番,加倍的
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Definitions
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- : 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.
- : composed of two like parts or members; twofold in form; paired: double doors; a double sink.
- : of, relating to, or suitable for two persons: a double room.
- : twofold in character, meaning, or conduct; dual or ambiguous: a double interpretation.
- : deceitful; hypocritical; insincere: Assuming the identity of the deceased man, the salesman began leading a double life, keeping it secret from his live-in girlfriend.
- : producing a tone an octave lower than the notes indicate.
- : duple, as time or rhythm.
- : folded in two; having one half folded over the other.
- : full-size: a double blanket.
- : Botany. having many more than the normal number of petals: double petunias; double hollyhocks.
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- : anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- : a duplicate or counterpart; something exactly or closely resembling another: This dress is the double of that. He is the double of his cousin.
- : Also called double room. a type of hotel accommodation with two beds, or sometimes a double bed, for occupancy by two persons.Compare twin.
- : a fold or plait.
- : an alcoholic drink containing twice the usual amount of alcohol.
- : a sudden backward turn or bend, as of a fox on the run in fox hunting; reversal.
- : a trick or artifice, as of argument in a formal debate.
- : a substitute actor or singer ready to take another's place, especially onstage; understudy.
- : Movies, Television. a substitute who performs feats or actions too hazardous or difficult for a star.body double.
- : Baseball. two-base hit.
- : Military. double time.
- : doubles, a game or match in which there are two players on each side, as in tennis.
- : 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.
- : Bridge. a conventional bid informing one's partner that a player's hand is of a certain strength.
- : Bowling. two strikes in succession: He needed a double in the tenth frame to win.
- : daily double.
- : any of certain feasts in the Roman Catholic Church, marked by a doubled antiphon and taking precedence over lesser feasts.
- : Music Rare. a variation.
- : a former coin of France, the sixth part of a sol, issued in silver in the 14th century, later made of copper.
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dou·bled, dou·bling.
- : to make double or twice as great; to add an equal amount to: The baby doubled its weight in a year.
- : to bend or fold with or as with one part over another: Double the edge over before sewing.
- : to clench: He doubled his fists.
- : to be or have twice as much as: Income doubled expenditure.
- : Nautical. to sail around: to double Cape Horn.to add a new layer of planking or ceiling to.
- : to pair; couple: The players were doubled for the tournament.
- : Music. to reduplicate by means of a tone in another part, either at the unison or at an octave above or below.
- : to challenge by making a call that increases the value of tricks to be won or lost.to challenge the bid of: He doubled me into game.
- : Baseball. to cause the advance of by a two-base hit: He doubled him to third.to cause to be scored by a two-base hit: He doubled in the winning run.to put out as the second out of a double play.
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dou·bled, dou·bling.
- : to become double: My money doubled in three years.
- : to bend or fold: to double over with pain.
- : to turn back on a course or reverse direction: He doubled back by another road and surprised us.
- : Military. to march at the double-time pace.
- : to serve in two capacities or in an additional capacity: She doubles as producer and director.
- : to act as a double in a play, motion picture, or the like.
- : Music. to play an instrument besides one's regular instrument: The saxophonist doubles on drums.
- : to double the bid of an opponent.
- : Baseball. to make a two-base hit.
- : to double-date.
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- : to twice the amount, number, extent, etc.; twofold; doubly.
- : two together: There are only a few beds, so some of the children will have to sleep double for the night.
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- : double down. See entry at double down.
- : 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.
Phrases
- double back
- double bill
- double cross
- double date
- double Dutch
- double duty
- double feature
- double in brass
- double life
- double standard
- double take, do a
- double talk
- double up
- lead a double life
- on the double
- see double
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The second features a double-ledge move that forces everyone but Adam off their bikes.
In Montana, I ride ancient double chairlifts that date to my wooden skis and leather boots childhood.
Before that, the number of disrupted games in one week had yet to reach double digits.
The pandemic has more than doubled that number in a fraction of the time.
Haurylava raised her hand to go as soon as she learned that Intermountain Healthcare was in need — coronavirus cases were climbing by double digits, and front-line workers were pulling double shifts.
The jet engine instantly brought two advances over propellers: it doubled the speed and it was far more reliable.
The number of protests in China between 2006 and 2010 doubled to 180,000, and those are only the reported “mass incidents.”
In its opening weekend the movie Heaven Is For Real (budget: $12 million) doubled its gross.
The rate of violent crime had nearly doubled, so Republicans took ownership of that issue.
Twitter mentions of “Bill Cosby” doubled from the previous day to more than 7,000 tweets.
She took to staring out across the grounds again, and one hand drew up slowly till it was doubled into a tight-shut little fist.
Tom thought he felt the hot breath of his pursuer on his neck as he doubled actively round the corner.
He doubled and trebled his risks, and did the like, as may be guessed, to his anxieties and failures.
On his return he again doubled cape Good Hope, which had long been regarded as the ne plus ultra of navigation.
Many organs now constructed have their tonal effects more than doubled through adoption of this principle.