parallel

US /ˈper.ə.lel/
UK /ˈper.ə.lel/
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1.

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
Draw a line parallel to the existing one.
画一条与现有线条平行的线。
2.

类似, 相似

similar or analogous in some way

:
There are many parallel examples in history.
历史上有许多类似的例子。
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

:
His story has no parallel in modern literature.
他的故事在现代文学中没有先例
The two events ran in parallel.
这两个事件同时发生。
1.

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。
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