double-dip

短语

adj. 双份的; 二次的 vi. 双重支薪(尤指政府雇员同时支领退伍军人薪饷者)

发音

US

词形变化

double-dips 复数 double-dips 三单 double-dipping 现在分词 double-dipped 过去式 double-dipped 过去分词

别名

double dip

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down.

  2. 2.

    Ellipsis of double-dip recession (“return to recession after a short period of growth”).

    金融

    The UK is currently experiencing a double-dip.

  3. 3.

    The drawing of a government pension or benefit for one job while also working in the government at another job, or of two pensions at the same time as a result of reaching the retirement criteria twice for the same entity.

    非正式
  4. 4.

    An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream.

    非正式

    We each got double-dips with chocolate on top and strawberry on the bottom.

v.
  1. 1.

    To dip a piece of food (e.g. a chip) into a communal sauce container after already having taken a bite of the food.

    非正式

    I don't mind double-dipping when eating with my family, but I'd be embarrassed to do it when out with friends.

  2. 2.

    To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity.

    非正式

    He got caught double-dipping by billing the government directly as well as the primary contractor.

  3. 3.

    To draw a government pension or benefit for one job while also working in the government at another job, or to draw two pensions at the same time as a result of reaching the retirement criteria twice for the same entity.

    非正式
  4. 4.

    To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features.

    媒体
  5. 5.

    To use a single debt instrument to obtain interest tax expense (and therefore a lower tax base) in two or more tax jurisdictions.

    美国 商务 金融
  6. 6.

    To defeat a team twice in the finals.

    体育 游戏

    SPC Ladies double-dipped the Sudbury Storm in the NSA Canadian World Series.

  7. 7.

    To enroll in a single class which will fulfill two different requirements of a course of study.

    教育
  8. 8.

    To buy the same game twice, especially on different platforms.

    游戏

    I usually don't double-dip, but this port convinced me to with its additional content and improved graphics.