| 成句・複合語: |
| body double | n | (actor's stand-in for nude scenes, etc.) 映画 | 影武者 名 |
| The actress had a body double for the nude scenes in the movie. |
| double agent | | | 二重スパイ 名 |
| double back | vtr | (fold back) | ~を折りたたむ、~を折りかえす 他動 |
| double back | vtr | (go opposite direction along same path) | ~を逆戻りする、引き返す、折り返す 他動 |
| I'm sorry I'm late, but I missed the turn-off for the beach and had to double back. |
| double bass | n | (large stringed instrument) 楽器 | コントラバス 名 |
| I have played the double bass since I was 14 years old. |
| double bed | n | (bed large enough for two people) | ダブルベッド 名 |
| I would like a room with a double bed and on-suite shower. |
| double bill | n | (presentation of two feature films) 映画 | 二本立て 名 |
| I can't remember the last time I saw a double bill at a cinema. |
| double boiler | n | (cooking pan for heating and melting) | 二重鍋 名 |
| To prevent burning chocolate, it is often cooked over a double boiler to slowly melt it. |
| double check | vtr | (verify or inspect twice) | ~を二重確認[チェック]する 他動 |
| We will double check our work to make sure it's right. |
| double check | vtr | (verify or inspect again) | ~を再確認[チェック]する 他動 |
| double chin | | | 二重あご 名 |
| double cross, double-cross | n | informal (betrayal) | 裏切り、寝返り 名 |
| We had invented a perfect con, but my partner betrayed me with a double cross. |
| double cross, double-cross | vtr | informal (betray) | ~を裏切る、~から寝返る 他動 |
| He double crossed me and ran off with the money and the girl. |
| double Dutch | n | slang (nonsensical language) | ちんぷんかんぷん、ナンセンス 名 |
| I can't understand that Scottish girl, she may as well be talking double Dutch |
| double Dutch | n | US (jump rope game using two ropes) | 該当する訳語がありません。 |
| Many early rap videos featured girls playing double Dutch with jump ropes. |
| double entendre | n | (double meaning, risqué ambiguity) | 二重の意味 名 |
| He can't open his mouth without letting slip some double entendre or other. |
| double entry | n | (accounting for both debit and credit) 会計 | 複式記入、複式記帳 名 |
| double helix | | 遺伝 | 二重らせん 名 |
| double jeopardy | n | (law: being tried twice for the same crime) 法律 | 二重の危険 名 |
| Note: 同一の罪について二度裁かれること |
| Since Annie was acquitted of murder, double jeopardy is attached, and the county prosecutor cannot indict her again for the same murder. |
| double meaning | n | (ambiguity) | 二重の意味、曖昧 名 |
| The sentence "Our eyes crossed when we met" contains a double meaning. |
| double negative | | 文法 | 二重否定 名 |
| double or nothing | n | (gambling: type of bet) | 一か八か 名 |
| At first I lost $10 on our bet, but I said "double or nothing" and won the second time so now he owes me $20. |
| double over | vi | (bend forward suddenly) 体を | 二つに折る、前に倒す 自動 |
| double park, double-park | vi | (park a car parallel to another) | 二重駐車する、並列駐車する 自動 |
| The parking spaces were all taken, so I had to double park. |
| double room | n | (room with two-person bed) ホテル | ダブルベッドのある部屋、2人用部屋 名 |
| I would like to book a double room for three nights. |
| double space | n | (typing: full space between lines) タイプ | ダブルスペース、一行おき 名 |
| double space | vi | (typing: leave full space between lines) タイプ | ダブルスペースでタイプする、一行おきにタイプする |
| My professor always asks us to double space our essays to leave room for her corrections and comments. |
| double standard | | | 二重基準、ダブルスタンダード 名 |
| | 通貨 | 複本位制 名 |
| double take | | | 一瞬遅れて驚くこと、ダブルテイク 名 |
| | | 二度見すること 名 |
| Note: 喜劇役者は大げさにダブルテイクを使用する。 |
| double talk, double-talk | n | (language that evades the issue) | はぐらかし 名 |
| All good politicians are masters of the 'art' of double-talk, he remarked cynically. |
| double up | vi | (bend forward in pain) 苦痛で | 体を二つに折る、体をよじる |
| double up | vi | (bend forward in laughter) おかしくて | 体を二つに折る、体をよじる |
| double up | vi | (share space with sb) | 相部屋になる、同室になる 自動 |
| | | 同居する 自動 |
| There were not enough books for everyone in the class, so we had to double up. |
| double up with laughter | vi | literal (bend forward in laughter) | おかしくて体をよじる |
| double up with laughter | vi | figurative (laugh very hard) | 大声で笑う 自動 |
| double up with pain | vi | (bend forward in sudden pain) | 苦痛で体をよじる |
| Each time the cramp returned he would scream and double up with pain. |
| double-check, double check | vtr | (cross-check, check again) | ~を二重にチェックする、~を再確認する 他動 |
| We should double-check our grocery list to make sure we have everything we need. |
| double-decker sandwich | n | (sandwich using 3 slices of bread) | ダブルデッカーサンド 名 |
| Note: 二段重ねのサンドイッチ |
| This restaurant is famous for their double-decker sandwiches. |
| double-edged sword | | | 両刃の剣、もろ刃の剣 名 |
| see double | | | 物が2つに見える |
| | | もう一度見る |
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