there are two layers KfS: She doubled the
blanket and put it under his
head. Ain
►
IN BASEBALL 3 [V] to hit the ball
far enough for you to get to second base ffr tB H :4
A
ft: He doubled to left
field. ift'-ft ft rh ft A $5 ffl 1® ± T
IJsu^Vi double as sth I .double up as sth to have another use or function as well as
the main one ;
The kitchen doubles as a dining room.
.double 'back to turn back and go in
the direction you have come from .double 'up
(on
sth/with sb) (informal) to form a pair in order
to do sth or to share sth : Well have
to double up
on books; there aren’t
enough to go around. IS A¥—“fl,
fSdR^f'n ffiTo 0 They only have one room left: you’ll have to double up with
Peter. #, 111 R M T — ^R0 fpftTo .double'up/'over | .double sb 'up/'over to bend or to make your body bend over
quickly, for example because you are in pain ( ij£ ) Jo
doubled up with laughter.
7lo
0 I was doubled over with pain. M % 11 ^
ffo
'double act noun two people who work
together, usually to entertain an audience MXM]
MM .double- action adj. [usually before noun] 1 working in
two ways MM#I\ MMlMtE}: double-action
tablets MM gtj ft 2 (of a gun
#;) needing two separate actions for preparing to fire and firing 35^5^
mfrmm)
.double 'agent noun a person who is a spy for a particular country, and also
for another country which is an enemy of the first one $.16 |H]t£
.double 'bar noun (music #) a
pair of vertical lines at the end of a piece of music
.double-1 barrelled (BrE) (NAmE .double-barreled)
adj. [usually before noun]
1 (of a gun j=fc) having two barrels
(= places where the
bullets come out) M If (ft 2 (BrE) (of a family name #£)
having two parts, sometimes joined by a hyphen, for example ‘Day-Lewis’ &
W 3 (of a plan, etc. if$)J #) having two parts,
and therefore likely to be effective M S @
W 1$; Mft
.double 'bass (also bass) noun the largest musical instrument in the violin family, that plays very low
notes fSnlf$1#; AH# — picture o page R8
.double
bas'soon noun = contrabassoon
.double
'bill (NAmE
also .double ’feature) noun two films/movies,
television programmes, etc. that are shown one after the other Mft)
(
.double 'bind noun [usually sing.] a
situation in which it is difficult to choose what to do because whatever you choose
will have negative results .double bluff noun a way of trying to
trick sb by telling them the truth while hoping that they think you are lying jtJ§m£9S ( IZ AH IB M M A AIAA )
.double-'book verb [VN] [often passive]
to promise the same room, seat, table, etc. to two different people at the
same time M JlMiT ( #[iJ-£§|Hk
)
—compare overbook ► .double- booking noun [C, U]
.double-'breasted adj. a double-breasted jacket or coat has two front
parts so that one part covers the other when the buttons are done up, and two
rows of buttons can be seen ( ± A , ) MW
—
picture o page R20
— compare single-breasted .double-'check verb to check sth for a
second time or with great care % jt
; IS; ft m ^ : [VN] I’ll
double-check the figures. [also
V,
V (that)] ►
.double-'check noun .double 'chin noun a fold of fat under a
person’s chin, that looks like another chin B
.double-1 click verb [V, VN] ~ (on sth)
(computing if) to choose a particular function or item on a
computer screen, etc. by pressing one of the buttons on a mouse twice quickly (
AR )
.double 'cream noun [U] (BrE) thick cream which
contains a lot of fat and can be mixed so that it is no longer liquid — compare single
cream
.dOuble-'cross verb [VN] to cheat or trick sb
who trusts you (usually in connection with sth illegal or dishonest) H ;
%.
M ;
Hi M : He double-crossed the rest of the gang and disappeared
with all the money. fife
fife 1^1 Ik, IT. ► .double-'cross noun [usually sing.]
.double 'date noun an
occasion when two couples go out together on a date M¥\feSAIfiz^- ( MAI# in ■
) > .double-'date verb [V]
.double-'dealer noun (informal) a dishonest
person who cheats other people Wffi'M; PUB'## ► .doubledealing noun
[U]
.double-'decker noun 1 a bus with two floors, one on top of the other fel A —picture o bus
— compare single-decker
2 (NAmE) a
.double decompo'sition noun [u] (chemistry ft) a process in which
atoms from one molecule change
places with atoms from another molecule, forming two new molecules
.double-'density adj. (computing if) (of a computer disk if If #1 $£
]§:) able to hold twice the amount of data as other older disks of the
same size It (ft; ^(fB^
-m
.double 'digits noun [pi.] (NAmE)
= double figures ► .double-'digit adj. (NAmE) = double-figure .double 'Dutch noun [U] (BrE, informal) speech or writing
that is impossible to understand, and that seems to be nonsense (■
.double-'edged adj. 1 (of a knife,
etc. ZJ^) having two cutting edges Mdltf} 2 (of a remark, comment, etc. ft ti§, itife#)
having two possible meanings MXMft: 0QEI
ambiguous
3
having two different parts or
uses, often parts that contrast with each other f M
( ) : the double-edged
quality of life in a small
town—security and boredom
A n MM. fife A £ ffi ^ ft B be a
double-edged sword/'weapon to be sth that has both
advantages and disadvantages Kft it & tfe,ft ftfe &; ft— fERA&J
double entendre /.du:bl b'tbdra; NAmE ai'taidra/
noun (from French)
a
word or phrase that can be understood in two different ways, one of which
usually refers to sex ( ) J&ikM
.double-entry bookkeeping noun [u] (business i) a system of keeping
financial records in which each piece of business is recorded as a credit in one account and a debit in another SAftiE (
#3imAlliB*Htia )
.double 'fault noun (in
tennis [«]$c)
the loss of a point caused by a player not serving
correctly twice Mix. A ) ►.double-'faultverb[V] .double 'feature noun (NAmE) = double bill .double 'figures (especially BrE) (NAmE usually
.double 'digits) noun [pi.]
used to describe a number that is not less than 10 and not more than 99 M Inflation is
in double figures. ► .double-
'figure
(especially
BrE)
(NAmE usually .double-'digit) adj. [only
before noun]: a double-figure pay rise
.double 'glazing noun [U] (especially BrE) windows that
have two layers of glass with a space between them, designed to make the room
warmer and to reduce noise ► .double-'glaze verb [VN] .double-
'glazed adj.:
double-glazed
windows Mfe&M'M Double Gloucester /.dAbl 'glDsta(r); NAmE 'glo:s-;
'gla:s-/ noun [U] a type of hard English cheese
that is orange in colour