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In much of euroland, inflation is already double the ceiling set by the European Central Bank.在很多欧元区，通货膨胀率已经达到欧洲中央银行规定上限的两倍。An electric saw will do the job at twice the speed.电锯能有这两倍的速度。Their profits have trebled in the last two years.他们的利润在最近两年里增加了两倍。The main difficulty with this method is that it takes twice as long.这种方法的主要不便之处是要花费两倍的时间。Men have twice as many fatal accidents as women do for every mile they drive.以每英里的车程计算，男人发生致命车祸的数量是女人的两倍。The diameter measures twice the radius.直径是半径的两倍。The sport saw its popularity increase twofold.这项体育的受欢迎程度上升了两倍。Fortunately, when I sold my apartment it had almost doubled in value since I bought it.幸运的是，我把公寓卖掉的时候，它的价值几乎已经是我购买时的两倍。The statue was nearly twice life-size.那个雕塑差不多是真人的两倍大。The cruising speed of this new type of fighter is Mach two.这种新型战斗机的巡航速度为声速的两倍。There was an unusually high turnout in the election, nearly twice the number predicted.参与选举投票的人出奇的多，几乎是预计人数的两倍。Some homes have almost tripled in value.有些房子的价格几乎上涨了两倍。Double cream contains approximately twice the quantity of fat-soluble vitamins as single cream.高脂厚奶油中脂溶性维生素的含量大约是稀奶油的两倍。These planes travel at twice the speed of sound.这些飞机以两倍音速飞行。Allow the loaves to rise until just about double in size.让面包发酵到刚好是原来的两倍左右。The new one costs about twice as much.这件新的要花大约两倍的价钱。It'll cost you double what you paid last time.它的价钱将是你上次花的钱的两倍。Full cream milk contains about twice the fat of skimmed milk.全脂牛奶所含的脂肪是脱脂牛奶的两倍。Unemployment in Northern Ireland is twice the national average.北爱尔兰的失业率是全国平均水平的两倍。The town's population has tripled in size.小镇的人口增加了两倍。He tripled his winnings at the track.他在径赛项目上赢得的钱增加了两倍。The cost of living there has trebled.那个地方的生活费已增加了两倍。Wages are rising at twice the rate of inflation.工资正以通货膨胀率两倍的比率在增长。Garage mechanics are twice as likely to overcharge women car owners as men.修车技工对女性车主开价过高的可能性是对男性车主的两倍。His girth is twice as large as mine.他的腰身是我的两倍大。Let the loaves rise until they are double in size.让面包发酵到两倍大小。The party's majority in Congress tripled as a result of the election.选举结果是该党在国会中的多数席位增加了两倍。India's population growth rate has been more than twice that of China's.印度的人口增长率一直是中国的两倍以上。In ten years, homicide rates tripled and suicide rates quadrupled.十年里杀人案发生率增加了两倍，自杀率增加了三倍。It took us nearly twice as long to return to the station.返回车站花了我们将近两倍的时间。Her knee swelled to twice its normal size.她的膝盖肿成了原来的两倍大。It's about twice the length of a football field.它大约是足球场长度的两倍。Leeds Prison is reported to have almost double the number of prisoners it's designed to accommodate.据报道利兹监狱里犯人的数量几乎已达该监狱设计可容纳人数的两倍了。She won twice as many votes as her nearest rival.她的得票数是紧随其后的对手的两倍。The jet can fly at twice the speed of sound.这喷气式飞机能以两倍于音速的速度飞行。He was arrested at his home in Southampton after a breath test showed he had drunk more than twice the legal limit for driving.呼吸测醉检测显示其饮酒量是法定驾车饮酒限量的两倍多，他随即在南安普顿的家中被捕。Our funding increased twofold last year.去年我们的经费增加到两倍。The number of senior citizens living in poverty has trebled in the last three years.生活贫困的老年公民人数在过去三年中增加了两倍。Interest rates are twice as high as those of our competitors.利率是我们竞争对手的两倍那么高。The CEO's salary is nearly double that of the president.首席执行官的薪水差不多是总裁的两倍。 |