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parallel

adjective
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  1.  
    two or more lines that are parallel to each other are the same distance apart at every point平行（的）
    • parallel lines平行线
    • parallel to/with something The road and the canal are parallel to each other.道路与运河平行。🔊🔊
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    • The lane is roughly parallel to the main road.这条小路大致和主干道平行。
    • The road runs parallel with the coast.这条道路和海岸平行。
    Topics Colours and Shapesb2, Maths and measurementb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • run
    adverb
    • exactly
    • almost
    • nearly
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    • with
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  2.  
    very similar or taking place at the same time极相似的；同时发生的；相应的；对应的
    • parallel trends并行发展的趋势
    • Though still a committed painter, in 1978 she launched a parallel career as a photographer.尽管仍然专注于绘画，1978年她同时还开始了她的摄影事业。
    • Two poisonings have been reported recently in London and now there has been a parallel case in the Netherlands.最近在伦敦有两起中毒事件的报道，如今有一例同类事件在荷兰发生。
  3. (computing计算机) involving several computer operations at the same time并行的
    • parallel processing并行处理
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French parallèle, via Latin from Greek parallēlos, from para- ‘alongside’ + allēlos ‘one another’.

parallel

adverb
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  1. parallel (to something) two or more lines that run parallel to each other are the same distance apart at every point平行（的）
    • The road and the canal run parallel to each other.道路与运河平行。🔊🔊
    • The plane flew parallel to the coast.飞机沿海岸线飞行。🔊🔊
  2. parallel (to something) in a way that is very similar or takes place at the same time极相似的；同时发生的；相应的；对应的
    • The team's findings run parallel to those of other researchers. 该团队的发现与其他研究人员的发现平行。

parallel

noun
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  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] a person, a situation, an event, etc. that is very similar to another, especially one in a different place or time（尤指不同地点或时间的）极其相似的人（或情况、事件等） synonym equivalent
    • These ideas have parallels in Freud's thought too.这些观念与弗洛伊德思想中的某些观点也非常相似。🔊🔊
    • This tradition has no parallel in our culture.这种传统在我们的文化中是没有的。🔊🔊
    • without parallel This is an achievement without parallel in modern times.这一成就在当代无人可及。🔊🔊
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    • The move west suggests a parallel with the earlier American pioneer experience.向西部迁移令人想起美国早期开拓者的相似经历。
    • This weather pattern of the southern hemisphere has no parallel in the north.南半球的这种天气类型和北半球的天气没有相似性。
    • We found a direct parallel in the attitudes of children in other countries.我们发现其他国家的小孩在态度方面有直接的相似之处。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • direct
    • exact
    • clear
    • …
    verb + parallel
    • have
    • find
    • note
    • …
    parallel + verb
    • exist
    preposition
    • without parallel
    • parallel between
    • parallel in
    • …
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    [countable, usually plural] similar features相似特征；相似特点
    • There are interesting parallels between the 1960s and the late 1990s.20 世纪 60 年代和 90 年代后期有些颇有意思的相似之处。🔊🔊
    • It is possible to draw a parallel between (= find similar features in) their experience and ours.在他们的经历和我们的经历之间找到相似点是可能的。🔊🔊
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    • Parallels do exist between the author's family and that of Francie Coffin.作者的家庭和弗朗西・科芬的家庭之间的确存在相似之处。
    • She saw an obvious parallel with her sister's predicament.她明显和她姐姐一样身处困境。
    • A close parallel to this behaviour is found in dolphins.在海豚身上发现了与此极为相似的行为。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • direct
    • exact
    • clear
    • …
    verb + parallel
    • have
    • find
    • note
    • …
    parallel + verb
    • exist
    preposition
    • without parallel
    • parallel between
    • parallel in
    • …
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  3. (also parallel of latitude)
     [countable] an imaginary line around the earth that is always the same distance from the equator; this line on a map（地球或地图的）纬线，纬（度）圈
    • the 49th parallel49 度纬线
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French parallèle, via Latin from Greek parallēlos, from para- ‘alongside’ + allēlos ‘one another’.
Idioms
in parallel (with something/somebody)
  1. with and at the same time as something/somebody else（与…）同时
    • The new degree and the existing certificate courses would run in parallel.新的学位课程和现有的证书课程将同时开设。🔊🔊
    • Ann wanted to pursue her own career in parallel with her husband’s.安想跟丈夫同时追求各自的事业。

parallel

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they parallel
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he / she / it parallels
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past simple paralleled
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past participle paralleled
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-ing form paralleling
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  1. parallel something to be similar to something; to happen at the same time as something与…相似；与…同时发生
    • Their legal system parallels our own.他们的法律制度与我们的相似。🔊🔊
    • The rise in unemployment is paralleled by an increase in petty crime.在失业率上升的同时，轻微罪行也跟着增长。🔊🔊
  2. parallel something to be as good as something与…媲美；比得上 synonym equal
    • a level of achievement that has never been paralleled绝无仅有的最高成就
    compare unparalleled
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French parallèle, via Latin from Greek parallēlos, from para- ‘alongside’ + allēlos ‘one another’.