parallel

/ˈpærəlel/📚 9574 92 2四级六级考研托福雅思高考
If something has a parallel, it is similar to something else, but exists or happens in a different place or at a different time.

adjective [原级]平行的;相似的,同时发生的;(计算机)并行的;并联的

Their instincts do not always run parallel with ours.
他们的直觉并不总是与我们的同步。

noun [抽象名词](人或事物的)相似的手法,共同点;相似的人(或物);(地球的)纬线,纬圈;(印刷)平行符号

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。

verb [vt. 及物动词]与……相似;与……同时发生;与……并行;与……相当,比得上

Often there are emotional reasons paralleling the financial ones.
经济原因的常常伴有情感原因。

adverb [方式副词]与……平行

Remsen Street is parallel with Montague Street.
雷姆森大街与蒙塔古大街是平行的。

para(旁) + allel(另一个) → 总在另一个旁边 → 平行的
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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。
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。
There are significant parallels with the 1980s. 与20世纪80年代有显著的相似之处。
His remarks paralleled those of the president. 他的评论与总统的评论相同。
...parallel talks between the two countries' foreign ministers. …两国外长之间相似的谈话。
...seventy-two ships, drawn up in two parallel lines. …72艘船,停靠成两条平行线。
...the area south of the 38th parallel. …38度纬线以南的地区。
The parallel lines appear to diverge. 这些平行线像是岔开了。