Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1640
double
两倍；双倍
Twice the amount, size, or number.
- 1.
Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
两倍的数量、金额、大小等
- 2.
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
二垒安打
- 3.
A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
替身
- 4.
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
特技替身
- 5.
A drink with two portions of alcohol.
双份酒精的饮料
- 6.
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
酷似名人(尤指演员)的人
- 7.
Two shifts of work back to back.
连续两班工作
- 8.
A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
活人的幽灵；二重身
- 9.
A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
急转弯,尤指折返
- 10.
A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
重复物品
- 11.
A two-base hit.
(棒球)二垒安打
- 12.
A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
(桥牌)加倍
- 13.
A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
(台球)反弹球
- 14.
A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
(赛马)双赌注
- 15.
The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
(飞镖靶)外圈双倍区
- 16.
A hit on this ring.
击中双倍区
- 17.
A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
(骨牌)双牌
- 18.
A double-precision floating-point number.
双精度浮点数
- 19.
Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
(同一赛季)双冠王
- 20.
A boat for two scullers.
双人赛艇
- 21.
The feat of scoring twice in one game.
单场得分两次
- 22.
The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
单赛事双冠
- 23.
The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
单赛季千分百门
- 24.
Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
交替演奏同一曲
- 25.
A double feast.
双重盛宴
- 26.
Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
快速行军步伐
- 27.
A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
第二乐器
- 28.
A double agent.
双重间谍
替身；酷似某人的人；双份酒；二垒安打；双班；连班；重复物；冗余项
In use
The waiter brought me double of everything I ordered.
She ordered a double of espresso.
He hit a double in the ninth inning.
he hit a double to deep centerfield
his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable
he could be Gingrich's double
be a double of sb/sth
He is a double of his brother.
他和他哥哥长得一模一样。
be sb's double
Connections
Collocations
- hit a double
- 击出二垒安打
- He hit a double in the bottom of the ninth inning.他在第九局下半击出一记二垒安打。
- stunt double
- 特技替身
- The actor's stunt double performed the dangerous jump.演员的特技替身完成了那个危险的跳跃。
- double for
- ……的替身
- She worked as a double for the famous singer.她曾担任那位著名歌手的替身。
- the double of
- ……的两倍
- The final price was the double of the original estimate.最终价格是最初估价的两倍。
- call a double
- 叫加倍（纸牌游戏中）
- He decided to call a double after seeing his cards.他看到牌后决定叫加倍。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
double是‘两个’，就像双胞胎一模一样的人或物。
Context & Register
通常用于非正式语境，指与名人长相相似的人，常见于娱乐新闻报道、社交媒体和日常闲聊中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: trouble, bubble (both /ʌb.əl/). Lookalikes: couple has /ʌp.əl/ (different consonant), cable has /eɪ.bəl/ (different vowel).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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