双倍奉还：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
马上飞到桃岗天牢去告诉他们，看守加倍，兵器加倍，什么都加倍！
——《功夫熊猫》
一、你知道double有几种含义吗？
adj.
1.加倍的；两倍的 twice as much or as many as usual
I'll give you double pay for working overtime.
你加班我付你双倍工钱。
2.双人的 made for two people or things
Which kind of room would you prefer, a double room or a single room?
您喜欢什么样的房间，单人间还是双人间？
3.成双的；双重的 combining two things or qualities
The date had a double significance.
那个日子有双重意义。
4.两面派的；表里不一的 to describe the different from appearance and inside
Silver was roundly accused of playing double.
他们纷纷指责希尔弗耍两面派。
adv.
1.两倍地；加倍地 to twice the extent or amount
4 is double 2.
4是2的两倍。
2.双重地，成双地 two together
Tom and Susan can sleep double tonight.
汤姆和苏珊可以今晚合睡一床。
n.
1.两倍；加倍 [U,C] twice the number or amount
Six is the double of three.
6是3的两倍。
2.酷似的人；相似的对应物 [C] person or thing that looks exactly like another
She is my double.
她长的极像我。
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.
他在好莱坞的第一个工作是作为克拉克盖保的替身演员。
4.双打 two player at one side of a game
China won the gold medals of women's single and double.
中国队获得了女子单打和女子双打的金牌。
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.
教堂在三年内，规模扩大了一倍。
2.对折；折叠 [T] to bend or fold sth so that there are two layers
Double your letter up before putting in into the envelop.
装信封前先把信折叠好。
3.担任…的替身；兼演两角 [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.
扮演舞蹈家的玛丽同时兼演她的妈妈。
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.
狐狸顺原路折回以避免被捕获。
二、下面我们来学习一下含有double的常见短语
daily double
n.一日内赌两场赛马中之优胜者的赌法
double back
v.把...对折,往回跑
double standard
双重标准
double talk
n.含糊其词的言谈,不知所云的话
double up
v. 与别人挤住在一起，同宿一室；把…对折；弯曲；快跑；加把劲 弯着身子
三、最后，做个填词游戏吧
The kitchen _______ as a dining room.
这厨房兼做饭厅。
