If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.
Marine construction technology like this is very complex, somewhat analogous to trying to build a bridge under water.
像这样的海洋建筑技术非常复杂,有些类似于尝试在水下建筑一座桥。
a new conflict situation analogous to the one on the Korean peninsula.
一个与朝鲜半岛冲突类似的新局面。