double-'header a7〇wa7 (AMmE) (in baseball 棒球)two
games that are played on the
same day,traditionally on a Sunday, and usually by the same two teams — 日 连赛两场(传统上在星期日,通常为相同的两个队)
.double 'helix noun {biology the structure of DNA, consisting of two
connected long thin pieces that form a spiral shape双螺旋(脱氧核糖核酸的结构)
.double 'jeopardy noun {NAmE, law #) the fact of taking sb to court twice
for the same crime, or punishing sb twice for the same reason (对同一罪行 的)重复(因同一原因的)两次惩罚
Rouble-1 jointed adj. having joints in your fingers, arms, etc.
that allow you to bend them both backwards and forwards有双关4的;关节能前后弯曲的
.double 'life noun a life of a person who leads two different
lives which are kept separate from each other, usually because one of them
involves secret, often illegal or immoral,activities 双重人格的生活:to live/ Zead a douWe H/e过着双重人格的生活
.double 'negative noun {grammar &) a negative statement containing two
negative words. ‘I didn’t say nothing’ is a
double negative because it contains two negative words, ‘n,t’ and ‘nothing’. This use is not considered correct
in standard English•双重否定(I didn’t say
nothing是双重否定句,包含ri’t和nothing两个 否定词)
.double-1 park verb [usually passive] to park a car or other
vehicle beside one that is already parked in a street 并 排停放(将车停在已停放于路边的车辆旁):[VN] A car stood double-parked
almost in the middle of the road. 一辆车并排停在路边另一辆车旁,几乎占据了路的中央。
0 III have to rush—I’m doubie-parfced•我得赶紧点
我是并排停车9 [also V]
,double 'play.nowr? (in baseball 棒球)a situation in which two
players are put out (= made to finish their attempt at scoring a run)双杀
.double 'precision noun [u] {computing >f) the use of twice
the usual number of bits to represent a number,
making it more accurate双精度,倍精度(以两倍于通
常的比特数来>表示数值以增加准确性)
.double 'quick^v. [BrE, informal) very quickly 1$^; 快极了 ► jouble-'quick[only before noun]: The TV was repaired in douWe-qufcfc rime.这电视机一会儿就修
好了。
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double 'rhyme now/7 [U] (in poetry 诗歌)a pair of
words which have two parts
ending with the same sounds, for example ‘reading’ and ‘speeding’ 双重韵
律,双韵(有两处末尾发音相同的两个词,如reading和 speeding ).
.double 'room (also double) noun a bedroom for two people双人房间
double-speak/'dAblspiik/ (also 'double-talk)/iot/n,[u] language that is
intended to make people believe sth which is not true, or that can be
understood in two different ways欺乂之谈;模棱两可的用词;含糊其辞的
说法 、
.double 'standard noun a rule or moral principle that is unfair
because it is used in one situation, but not in another, or because it treats
one group of people in a way that is different from the treatment of another 双 重标准;双重道^标准
.double-'stopping noun [U] {music the action of
playing two strings together on a violin
or similar instrument (小提琴等的)双音演奏丨一'弓拉奏两条弦)
doublet /'dAblat/ noun a short, tightly fitting jacket worn by men from
the 14th to tiie l.7th century ( 14- 17世纪男子穿的)紧身短上衣:dressed fn douWetami hose穿着紧身衣裤
.double 'take noun if you do a double take, you wait for a
moment before you react to sth that has happened,because it is very
surprising 愣了一会儿才恍
然大悟的反应
double-talk/'dAbltoik/ noun [u] =
doublespeak double-think /'dAblGi^k/ noun [u] the act of holding two opposite
opinions or
beliefs
at the same time; the ability to do this双重思想,双重思考(同时保持两种相
互矛盾的看法或信彳印);双重思考能力
I 599 doubt
.double 'time noun [U] twice sb's normal pay, that they earn
for working at times which are not normal working hours (付给加班者的)双倍工资
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double 丨top /loim (in the game of darts 掷飞镖游戏)a
score
of double twenty二十的两倍得分;双二4*务
,double 'vision noun [U] if you have double vision, you can
see two things where there is actually only one 复视(将一个物体看成两个影像) doub-loon /dA'bluin/ noun (in the past) a Spanish gold coin达布隆(西班牙旧时的金币) doubly /'dAbli/ fldv. (used before adjectives 置于形容词 前)1 more than usual 更加;越;;倍加:doubly dij〇fiicu〖t/hant/important越发困难/艰难/重要◊ I made
doubly sure I locked all the doors when I went out.我一再查看所有的门都锁好后才出的门。2
in two ways; for two reasons在两方面;由于双重原因:JT was doubly
attracted to the house—by its size and its loca- tion.我喜欢这房子有两方面的原因——大小合璋而且地
点好。
doubt /daut/ noun, verb
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noun [U, C] ~ (about sth). I 〜(that …)I..〜(as
to sth) a
feeling
of being uncertain about sth or not believing sth 疑惑;疑问;不确定;不相信:a/eeHng 〇/doubt
and imcertainfy.迟疑不.定的感受◊ ITiere is some
doubt about the best way to do ft•这件事怎么做才是最佳办法有
点吃不准。◊打iere is no doubt at aH
that we did the thfng.毫无疑问我们做得对。◊ New evidence
has doubt on the guilt of the man jailed for the crime. 新的证据使人们对这个犯罪入狱的男子是否有罪产生了怀
疑。◊ 77ie arride raised doubts about
how ej5Fecrive the new drug reaHy was.这篇文章对这种新药的釦效有多大 提出了 疑问。◊ " you are
m any tioubt as to whet/ier you should be doing these exercises, consult
your doctor. 如果你拿不准是否应进行这种锻炼,咨询一下医生好了。
〇 She
knew without a shadow of a doubt that he was Zying to her.她十分清楚他在对施撒谎。◊ Whether he will
continue to be successful in future is open to doubt. 他今后能否继续获得成功值得怀疑。BM beyond (any) 'doubt in a way that shows that sth is completely
certain.无疑;确矣:The research showed beyond doubt that smofcing
contributes to heart disease.这访研究确实 表明吸烟会导致心脏疾病。◊ (/aw律)The prosecution was
able to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the womcm had
beerUying.公诉人确切无疑地证实这个女人
一直在撒谎。be丨n 'doubt to be uncertain不肯定;不 确定;舍木准:TTie success 〇/the
system is not fn doubt. 这种制度的成功确定无疑。have yourdoubts. (about sth) to have reasons why
you are not certain about whether sth is good or whether sth good will happen (有理由)不相信,对(某事)持怀疑态度:/Ve had my doubts
about his worfc since he joined the 自从他力口
入公司以来,我对他的工作一直持有怀疑。may be ■aZZ
right. ■PersonaHy, / have my doubts.这或许行,我
个人持怀疑态度。if in ‘doubt used to give advice to sb who cannot
decide what to do如果没把握;如果拿不
准:J/ fn doubt, wear
Wacfc.拿禾定主啬就穿黑色表無。
,no 'doubt 1 used when you are
saying that sth is probable 无疑;很可能:2Vo doubt caH us when s/ie gets there.她到达那里时必定会给我们打电话。2
used when you are saying that sth is certainly true 无疑;确 实地:He's made some great
movies. Therms no doubt aboutit.他拍了一些非常出色的影片。这一点是毫无疑问
的。without/beyond 'doubt used when you are
giving your opinion and emphasizing the point that you are making 毫无疑1 问;的确:This meeting has been,
without doubt, one of the most useful we have had so far. 这无疑是我们迄今为止最有用的一次会议。一more at
BENEFIT 11.
u verb
1 to
feel uncertain about sth; to feel that sth is not true,will probably not
happen, etc.无把握;不能肯
定;_ 认为…未必可能:There seems no reason
to doubt her sto/y•似♦■没有理由怀疑她所说的话。◊ Do you thinfc
£n^and wiH win?’一‘J doubt it.’ “你认为英格兰队会取
胜吗? ”,“不一定。” 〇[V (that)] J never doubted (WiatJ she wouW come•我从未怀她备来。〇..[v
wh-] J doubt whether/i/t/ze
new one wiH be any better.我不敢肯定这 个新的否会好些。2 [VN] to not trust
sb/sth; to not