
doubles
词源
源自中古英语 'dublen',来自古法语 'dubler',最终源自拉丁语 'duplus',意为'双倍的'。
noun
❶ 指网球、羽毛球等运动中的双打比赛,由两名选手组成一队对抗另一队两名选手的比赛形式。
“They won the doubles match at Wimbledon.”
(他们在温布尔登赢得了双打比赛。)
“She prefers playing doubles to singles.”
(比起单打,她更喜欢双打。)
❶ 指某些游戏中由两个相同数字或图案组成的牌或骰子结果,例如在掷骰子时出现两个相同的点数。
“He rolled doubles three times in a row.”
(他连续三次掷出了相同的点数。)
“In Monopoly, rolling doubles lets you take another turn.”
(在大富翁游戏中,掷出相同点数可以再玩一次。)
verb
❶ 使某物的数量或大小增加一倍,或指某物本身变成两倍。
“The company doubled its profits last year.”
(该公司去年的利润翻了一番。)
“She doubled the recipe to feed more people.”
(她把食谱的份量加倍,以供应更多人。)
常见短语
doubles as — 指某人或某物除了主要功能外,还兼有其他用途或角色。
“This room doubles as a guest bedroom and a home office.”
(这个房间既是客房又是家庭办公室。)
doubles down — 指在争论或行动中更加坚定原有的立场或决定,通常带有冒险意味。
“After the criticism, the CEO doubled down on his strategy.”
(面对批评,首席执行官更加坚定地执行他的策略。)