parallel
US /ˈper.ə.lel/
UK /ˈper.ə.lel/
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平行的
side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
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The two roads run parallel to each other.
这两条路平行。
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Draw a line parallel to the existing one.
画一条与现有线条平行的线。
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类似, 相似
similar or analogous in some way
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There are many parallel examples in history.
历史上有许多类似的例子。
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Her career has a parallel trajectory to mine.
她的职业生涯与我的有相似的轨迹。
1.
类似物, 平行线
a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another
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His story has no parallel in modern literature.
他的故事在现代文学中没有先例。
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The two events ran in parallel.
这两个事件同时发生。
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平行, 与...相似
be side by side with (something) and have the same distance continuously between them
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The train tracks parallel the river for miles.
火车轨道与河流平行延伸数英里。
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His work parallels that of a famous artist.
他的作品与一位著名艺术家的作品相似。