doubles

ダブルス

特にテニスで、二人ずつの二組が対戦する形式。

やさしい英語で： A sport played by two teams with two players on each team, especially tennis.

• We played doubles after lunch.
• She won the doubles final with her sister.
• Do you prefer singles or doubles?

反対語： singles

よく使う表現： play doubles, mixed doubles, doubles match

ゾロ目

振った二つのサイコロに同じ数が出ること。

やさしい英語で： A result in which two dice show the same number.

• I rolled doubles again.
• You get another turn if you throw doubles.
• She needed doubles to escape from jail.

よく使う表現： roll doubles, throw doubles, get doubles

五鐘のチェンジリンギング

教会の五つの鐘を、順番を変えながら鳴らす方法。

やさしい英語で： A way of ringing five church bells in changing orders.

• The ringers practiced doubles tonight.
• We rang plain bob doubles at the church.
• She learned a new doubles method.

よく使う表現： plain bob doubles, ring doubles, grandsire doubles