parallel /ˈpærəˌlɛl/ CET4 TEM4 ( paralleling, paralleled, parallels )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT If something has a parallel, it is similar to something else, but exists or happens in a different place or at a different time. If it has no parallel or is without parallel, it is not similar to anything else. (存在或发生在不同地点或不同时间的) 类似的事情

  例：

  Readers familiar with military conflict will find a vague parallel to the Vietnam War.

  熟悉军事冲突的读者们会发现一个和越南战争大致相似的事件。

  例：

  It's an ecological disaster with no parallel anywhere else in the world.

  这是一场世界其他任何地方均无等同的生态灾难。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If there are parallels between two things, they are similar in some ways. 相似之处

  例：

  Detailed study of folk music from a variety of countries reveals many close parallels.

  对不同国家的民乐的详细研究表明它们有很多相似之处。

  例：

  There are significant parallels with the 1980s.

  与20世纪80年代有显著的相似之处。

• 3. 

  V-T If one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and often seem to be connected. 与…同时发生

  例：

  Often there are emotional reasons paralleling the financial ones.

  经济原因的常常伴有情感原因。

  例：

  His remarks paralleled those of the president.

  他的评论与总统的评论相同。

• 4. 

  ADJ Parallel events or situations happen at the same time as one another, or are similar to one another. 同时发生的; 相似的

  例：

  ...parallel talks between the two countries' foreign ministers.

  …两国外长之间相似的谈话。

  例：

  Their instincts do not always run parallel with ours.

  他们的直觉并不总是与我们的同步。

• 5. 

  ADJ If two lines, two objects, or two lines of movement are parallel, they are the same distance apart along their whole length. 平行的

  例：

  ...seventy-two ships, drawn up in two parallel lines.

  …72艘船，停靠成两条平行线。

  例：

  Remsen Street is parallel with Montague Street.

  雷姆森大街与蒙塔古大街是平行的。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT A parallel is an imaginary line round the earth that is parallel to the equator. Parallels are shown on maps. 纬线 [usu 'the' ord N]

  例：

  ...the area south of the 38th parallel.

  …38度纬线以南的地区。