单词 | double |
例句 | double adjective 1.•a double garage|•double yellow lines:dual, duplex, twin, binary, duplicate, in pairs, coupled, twofold. ANT single. 2.•a double helping:doubled, twofold. 3.•a double meaning:ambiguous, equivocal, dual, two-edged, double-edged, ambivalent, cryptic, enigmatic. ANT unambiguous. 4.•a double life:deceitful, double-dealing, two-faced, dual | hypocritical, false, duplicitous, insincere, deceiving, dissembling, dishonest. ANT simple, honest.▶adverb •we had to pay double:twice (over), twice the amount, doubly.▶noun 1.•if it's not her, it's her double:look-alike, twin, clone, duplicate, exact likeness, replica, copy, facsimile, doppelgänger | informal spitting image, dead ringer. 2.•she used a double for the stunts:stand-in, substitute.▶verb 1.•they doubled his salary:multiply by two, increase twofold. 2.•the bottom sheet had been doubled up:fold (back/up/down/over/under), turn back/up/down/over/under, tuck back/up/down/under. 3.•the kitchen can double as a dining room:function, do, (also) serve. PHRASES on the double •hold tight, we'll be there on the double:very quickly, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a run, at a gallop, fast, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, at full speed, at full tilt, as fast as possible | informal like (greased) lightning, like the wind, like a bat out of hell, lickety-split, pretty damn quick, PDQ. WORD LINKS forming words meaning ‘having two’ or ‘double,’ such as biped (‘an animal that walks on two feet’) and dioxide (‘an oxide with two atoms of oxygen to one of a metal or other element’)Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms. |
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