double adj. 加倍的,雙的 v. 加倍,增倍
[特征]
a double bed 一張雙人床
- his debt is double what it was five years ago.
他的債務(wù)是五年前的兩倍。
- the money will double next year.
這些錢明年將翻一番。
[練習(xí)與解答]
- the price of vegetables has because of bad weather.
a. doubt b. doubted c. troubled d. doubled
答案:d
(因?yàn)樵愀獾奶鞖,蔬菜的價(jià)格翻了一倍。double意為“增加一倍,翻一番”;doubt意為“懷疑,不相信”;trouble意為“麻煩,打擾”。)
doubt n. 懷疑,疑惑 vt. 懷疑,不信
[特征]
- i have no doubt that he'll pass the exam.
我不懷疑他會(huì)通過(guò)考試。
- i doubt that he is telling a lie.
我不相信他在說(shuō)謊。
[貼心叮嚀]
doubt非常重要。它既可作名詞也可作動(dòng)詞,它的用法值得我們注意。
[備考必備]
①動(dòng)詞doubt后常接名詞從句。在肯定句中,名詞從句由whether,if,when,what等來(lái)引導(dǎo);而在疑問(wèn)句及否定句中,用that來(lái)引導(dǎo)。
- it has been doubted whether the story is true.
有人懷疑這個(gè)故事是否屬實(shí)。
- i don't doubt that he will keep his promise.
我不懷疑這個(gè)故事是否屬實(shí)。
②doubt作名詞時(shí),可以說(shuō)there is no doubt that ...,但不能用it is no doubt that ...
(誤)it is no doubt that he is a rich man.
(正)there is no doubt that he is a rich man.
毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)他是個(gè)有錢人。
③重要詞組
be in doubt about sth. 對(duì)某事不能確定
have doubts about (doing) sth. 懷疑(做)某事
no doubt 無(wú)疑地,很可能
- no doubt he is a hand some man.
毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)他是個(gè)英俊的男人。
download v. 下載
[特征]
- many movies can be downloaded from internet.
很多電影都可以從互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上下載。
[貼心叮嚀]
這個(gè)詞是伴隨著互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的發(fā)展而流行起來(lái)的,相信大家一定非常了解download這個(gè)詞。
downstairs adv. 在樓下;往樓下
[特征]
fall downstairs 跌下樓
- mother went downstairs to answer the front door.
媽媽下樓去開(kāi)前門。
(downstairs是副詞,而不是名詞,其前面不加介詞。)
- i went downstairs to have breakfast.
我下樓吃早飯。