雙倍奉還：double的用法精析

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，什麼都加倍！

——《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。

2.雙人的 made for two people or things

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

您喜歡什麼樣的房間，單人間還是雙人間？

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。

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

Silver was roundly accused of playing double.

他們紛紛指責希爾弗耍兩面派。

adv.

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

4 is double 2.

4是2的兩倍。

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牀。

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。

2.酷似的人；相似的對應物 [C] person or thing that looks exactly like another

She is my double.

她長的極像我。

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爲克拉克蓋保的替身演員。

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。

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，規模擴大了一倍。

2.對摺；摺疊 [T] to bend or fold sth so that there are two layers

Double your letter up before putting in into the envelop.

裝信封前先把信摺疊好。

3.擔任…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。

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

The fox doubled back to avoid capture.

狐狸順原路折回以避免被捕獲。

二、下面我們來學習一下含有double的常見短語

daily double

n.一日內賭兩場賽馬中之優勝者的賭法

double back

v.把...對摺,往回跑

double standard

雙重標準

double talk

n.含糊其詞的言談,不知所云的話

double up

v. 與別人擠住在一起，同宿一室；把…對摺；彎曲；快跑；加把勁 彎着身子

三、最後，做個填詞遊戲吧

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