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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

parallel

英  [ˈpærəlel]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 同时发生的 , 相似的

    Parallel events or situations happen at the same time as one another, or are similar to one another.

    双语例句

    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。

    2. 平行的

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

    双语例句

    例：

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

    平行排成两队的72艘轮船。

    例：

    Remsen Street is parallel with Montague Street.

    雷姆森大街与蒙塔古大街是平行的。

    例：

    The Andes form a mountain range parallel with the coast.

    安第斯山脉是一座与海岸线平行的山脉。 。

    NOUN. 名词

  • parallels

    1. [C 可数名词] （存在或发生在不同地点或不同时间的）类似的事情

    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.

    双语例句

    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都没有出现过的生态灾难。

    2. [C 可数名词] 相似之处

    If there are parallels between two things, they are similar in some ways.

    双语例句

    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. [C 可数名词] 纬线

    A parallel is an imaginary line round the earth that is parallel to the equator. Parallels are shown on maps.

    双语例句

    例：

    the area south of the 38th parallel.

    38度纬线以南的地区。

    VERB. 动词

  • parallels , parallelling , parallelled

    1. [T 及物动词] 与…同时发生

    If one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and often seem to be connected.

    近义词

    echo

    双语例句

    例：

    Often there are emotional reasons parallelling the financial ones.

    往往情感方面的原因与经济方面的原因并存。

    例：

    His remarks parallelled those of the president.

    他的评论与总统的评论相同。

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