doubles

1. ADJ 双的;成双的;成对的
   You use double to indicate that something includes or is made of two things of the same kind.
   1. ...a pair of double doors into the room from the new entrance hall.
      从新的门厅通向该房间的一对双开门
   2. ...a lone skier gliding along smooth double tracks.
      独自沿平滑的双轨雪道滑行的滑雪者
   3. ...three varieties: double toffee, double chocolate, and vanilla.
      3 种类型：双份太妃糖，双份巧克力和香草香精
2. ADJ (用于单数名词前)两个的，双重的
   You use double before a singular noun to refer to two things of the same type that occur together, or that are connected in some way.
   1. ...an extremely nasty double murder...
      极端残忍的双重谋杀
   2. The government committed a double blunder...
      政府重蹈覆辙。
   3. It was to have been a double wedding.
      原本打算两件婚事一起办的。
3. PREDET (数量、大小)两倍的，加倍的
   If something is double the amount or size of another thing, it is twice as large.
   1. The offer was to start a new research laboratory at double the salary he was then getting...
      所提供的工作机会是创建一个新的研究实验室，待遇是他当时所得工资的两倍。
   2. Leeds Prison is reported to have almost double the number of prisoners it's designed to accommodate.
      据报道利兹监狱里犯人的数量几乎已达该监狱设计可容纳人数的两倍了。
   3. ...tropical Queensland, more than double the size of Texas.
      处于热带的昆士兰，比得克萨斯大一倍多
   4. Double is also a pronoun.
      
   5. If they think you're a tourist, they charge you double.
      如果他们认为你是来旅游的，他们会向你要双倍的价钱。
4. ADJ 加倍的;双料的;可容纳两个的
   You use double to describe something which is twice the normal size or can hold twice the normal quantity of something.
   1. ...a double helping of ice cream.
      双份的冰激凌
   2. ...a large double garage...
      能停放两辆车的大车库
   3. Allow the loaves to rise until just about double in size.
      让面包发酵到刚好是原来的两倍左右。
5. ADJ (房间)双人的，供两人用的
   A double room is a room intended for two people, usually a couple, to stay or live in.
   1. ...bed and breakfast for £180 for two people in a double room.
      费用为180英镑的双人间，含房费和早餐
   2. Double is also a noun.
      
   3. The Great Western Hotel costs around £60 a night for a double.
      大西部饭店的双人间一晚大约是60英镑。
6. （床）双人的
   A double bed is a bed that is wide enough for two people to sleep in.
7. ADJ (酒等饮料)双份的
   You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure.
   1. He was drinking his double whiskey too fast and scowling.
      他猛灌着双份威士忌，脸色阴沉。
   2. Double is also a noun.
      
   3. Give me a whisky, a double.
      给我来杯威士忌，双份的。
8. ADJ (用于单词拼写或数字中)两个的
   Double is used when you are spelling a word or telling someone a number to show that a letter or digit is repeated.
   1. Ring four two double two double two if you'd like to speak to our financial adviser.
      如果想和我们的财务顾问通话，拨打 422222。
9. V-ERG (使)加倍;（使）增加一倍
   When something doubles or when you double it, it becomes twice as great in number, amount, or size.
   1. The number of managers must double to 100 within 3 years...
      经理的人数在3年内必须翻倍达到 100人。
   2. The program will double the amount of money available to help pay for child care.
      该方案将使可用于帮助支付儿童保育的钱款增加一倍。
10. N-COUNT 酷似的人;极相似的人
    If you refer to someone as a person's double, you mean that they look exactly like them.
    1. Your mother sees you as her double.
       你母亲将你看作是她的翻版。
11. VERB 兼职;兼任;兼做
    If a person or thing doubles as someone or something else, they have a second job or purpose as well as their main one.
    1. ...a farmer who doubles as a night nurse...
       兼做夜班护士的农夫
    2. Lots of homes in town double as businesses.
       镇里的很多民宅还兼做商用。
    3. Double up means the same as double .
       double up 同 double
    4. The lids of the casserole dishes are designed to double up as baking dishes.
       砂锅的盖子被设计成可兼作焙盘。
12. (网球或羽毛球等的)双打
    In tennis or badminton, when people play doubles, two teams consisting of two players on each team play against each other on the same court.
13. PHRASE 迅速;立即;马上
    If you do something at the double or on the double, you do it very quickly or immediately.
    1. Two soldiers entered at the double and saluted...
       两名士兵立即进来敬礼。
    2. Come to my office, please, at the double.
       请来我的办公室，马上。
14. PHRASE 弯腰;弓着身子
    When you bend double, you bend the top half of your body downwards a long way.
    1. There wasn't room to stand up and he had to bend double.
       空间太小无法站直，他不得不弓着身子。
15. PHRASE 弯腰的;弓着身子的
    If you are bent double, the top half of your body is bent downwards so that your head is close to your knees.
    1. Pickers are bent double, plucking each flower with lightning speed.
       采花人弓着身子飞快地摘着花。
16. PHRASE （眼花等时）看成重影
    If you are seeing double, there is something wrong with your eyes, and you can see two images instead of one.
    1. I was dizzy, seeing double.
       我一阵眩晕，看到的都是重影。
17. in double figures → see: figure

1. She is disgusted by big hotels adding so many extras to the bill that it nearly doubles
   她非常厌恶大酒店额外收取这么多费用，账单金额都快翻倍了。
2. Vic Seixas and Doris Hart won the mixed doubles.
   维克·塞克萨斯和多丽丝·哈特赢得了混合双打冠军。
3. She is equally at home on the singles or doubles court.
   她单打和双打都能得心应手。
4. Li Ying paired off with Liu Hua in a tennis doubles match.
   李英在网球双打中与刘华搭档。
5. This doubles pair played in perfect unison.
   这对双打选手配合默契。
6. This chair doubles as a bed.
   这张椅子兼作床。
7. He won several Grand Slam titles, dozens of other tournaments and also was a successful doubles player.
   他赢得了几个大满贯赛事和其他锦标赛的冠军，并且也是一名成功的双打选手。
8. Recently I played a doubles tennis match paired with a90-year-old.
   最近我和一位90高龄的老者搭档打双人网球。
9. So last year I, with my partner, win two Grand Slam in doubles.
   去年，我和我的搭档赢得了两个大满贯冠军。
10. Actually doubles your chances of winning the car.
    你赢得汽车的机会就加倍了。
11. This player occasionally forces errors when serving and teamwork in doubles is evident.
    当发球时偶而会使力错误，这一位运动员双打的合作能力是明显的。
12. He also won the2007 World Table Tennis Championship in men's doubles with Ma Lin.
    他与马琳搭档还获得了07年世界乒乓球冠军赛男子双打冠军。
13. Table tennis includes single, double, mixed doubles and team competitions.
    乒乓球分为单打、双打、混合双打和团体比赛四种赛式。
14. Badminton can be played by two people in singles or by four people in doubles or mixed doubles.
    羽毛球可以两人单打或四人双打和混合双打。
15. Do singles and doubles events in tennis use different size courts?
    网球赛中的单打和双打是否采用不同大小的球场吗？
16. If I pass and he doubles, you are bound to go down.
    如果我不叫牌，而他叫加倍，那你就输定了。
17. The tournament contains man and woman's singles, man and woman's doubles and mixed doubles.
    比赛设男女单打、男女双打、混合双打五个项目。
18. Who's your doubles partner?
    谁是你的双打搭档？
19. She paired off with Alice in a tennis doubles match.
    她在网球双打比赛中与阿莉斯结成一对。
20. Will you partner me in the tennis doubles on saturday?
    星期六的网球双人赛请你做我的合作者好吗？
21. Similarly, the use of Internet doubles to30%.
    类似地，英特网的使用翻倍到了30%。
22. And the next year Olympic, I think I will play doubles.
    明年就是奥运会，我想我将会参加双打比赛。
23. There is a match in our school this afternoon. it's women's doubles.
    今天下午我们学校有一场比赛，是女子双打。
24. Jane and Tom won the mixed doubles.
    简和汤姆赢了混合双打。
25. China will face little challenge in winning the women's singles and doubles titles this time again.
    这一次中国将再次在女子单打和双打夺冠方面面临挑战。
26. We wish we were playing the doubles, but next year.
    我真希望我们能再次打双打，但是可能只有下一次了。
27. I again played doubles with Elena and mixed doubles with Mark.
    我再一次与爱琳娜搭档双打，和马克打混双。
28. Men, Women, and Mixed teams as well as Doubles and Singles events.
    男人，女人，和混合的队象一样加倍并且挑选事件。
29. Shall we have a game of singles or doubles?
    我们要比赛单打还是双打呢？
30. This bedroom doubles as a study.
    这间卧室兼作书房。

noun

1. tennis played with two players on each side

2. badminton played with two players on each side