Fly to Ohorh-Gom prison and tell them, to double the guards, double their weapons, double everything!

——Kung Fu Panda

馬上飛到桃崗天牢去告訴他們,看守加倍,兵器加倍,什么都加倍

——《功夫熊貓》

一、你知道double有幾種含義嗎?

adj.

1.加倍的;兩倍的?twice as much or as many as usual

I'll give you double pay for working overtime.

你加班我付你雙倍工錢。

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2.雙人的?made for two people or things

Which kind of room would you prefer, a double room or a single room?

您喜歡什么樣的房間,單人間還是雙人間?

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3.成雙的;雙重的?combining two things or qualities

The date had a double significance.

那個日子有雙重意義。

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4.兩面派的;表里不一的 to describe the different from appearance and inside

Silver was roundly accused of playing double.

他們紛紛指責(zé)希爾弗耍兩面派。

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adv.

1.兩倍地;加倍地?to twice the extent or amount

4 is double 2.

4是2的兩倍。

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2.雙重地,成雙地?two together

Tom and Susan can sleep double tonight.

湯姆和蘇珊可以今晚合睡一床。

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n.

1.兩倍;加倍 [U,C]?twice the number or amount

Six is the double of three.

6是3的兩倍。

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2.酷似的人;相似的對應(yīng)物 [C]?person or thing that looks exactly like another

She is my double.

她長的極像我。

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3.替身 [C]?an actor who replaces another actor in a film / movie to do dangerous or other special things

His first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clrak Gable.

他在好萊塢的第一個工作是作為克拉克蓋保的替身演員。

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4.雙打?two player at one side of a game

China won the gold medals of women's single and double.

中國隊獲得了女子單打和女子雙打的金牌。

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v.

1.(使)加倍 [I,T]?to become, or make sth become, twice as much or as many

The chuich has doubled in size within three years.

教堂在三年內(nèi),規(guī)模擴(kuò)大了一倍。

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2.對折;折疊 [T]?to bend or fold sth so that there are two layers

Double your letter up before putting in into the envelop.

裝信封前先把信折疊好。

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3.擔(dān)任…的替身;兼演兩角 [I,T]?to have another use or function as well as the main one

Mary, who played the part of the dancer, doubled as her mother.

扮演舞蹈家的瑪麗同時兼演她的媽媽。

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4.往回跑;曲折迂回 [I]?to turn back and go in the direction you have come from

The fox doubled back to avoid capture.

狐貍順原路折回以避免被捕獲。

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二、下面我們來學(xué)習(xí)一下含有double的常見短語

daily double

n.一日內(nèi)賭兩場賽馬中之優(yōu)勝者的賭法

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double back

v.把...對折,往回跑

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double standard

雙重標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

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double talk

n.含糊其詞的言談,不知所云的話

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double up

v. 與別人擠住在一起,同宿一室;把…對折;彎曲;快跑;加把勁 彎著身子

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三、最后,做個填詞游戲吧

The kitchen _______ as a dining room.
這廚房兼做飯廳。?