愣了一会儿才恍然大悟的反应。在这个词组中,double确实是两倍的的意思,take可以这么理解,表示你接受某事(通常是非常令人惊讶的),也就是说,你得“双倍接受”才行,因此double take意思是指一时半会没反过来,或是愣了一会儿才恍然大悟。
When I told him the news, he did a double take.
我把那消息告诉他时,他愣了一会儿才反应过来。
He did a double take when I said I was getting married.
我告诉他我要结婚了,他半天才恍然大悟。
At first glance* do a double take.
第一眼没看明白,再看一眼。
I did a double take and stopped dead.
我感觉往回走和停下来都要死。
I had to do a double take when I read what the good professor said.
这教授的话,我看了一次再一次。