parallel

1. N-COUNT 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. (存在或發(fā)生在不同地點(diǎn)或不同時(shí)間的) 類似的事情

Readers familiar with military conflict will find a vague parallel to the Vietnam War. 熟悉軍事沖突的讀者們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)和越南戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)大致相似的事件。

It's an ecological disaster with no parallel anywhere else in the world. 這是一場(chǎng)世界其他任何地方均無(wú)等同的生態(tài)災(zāi)難。

2. N-COUNT If there are parallels between two things, they are similar in some ways. 相似之處

Detailed study of folk music from a variety of countries reveals many close parallels. 對(duì)不同國(guó)家的民樂(lè)的詳細(xì)研究表明它們有很多相似之處。

There are significant parallels with the 1980s. 與20世紀(jì)80年代有顯著的相似之處。

3. V-T If one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and often seem to be connected. 與…同時(shí)發(fā)生

Often there are emotional reasons paralleling the financial ones. 經(jīng)濟(jì)原因的常常伴有情感原因。

His remarks paralleled those of the president. 他的評(píng)論與總統(tǒng)的評(píng)論相同。

4. ADJ Parallel events or situations happen at the same time as one another, or are similar to one another. 同時(shí)發(fā)生的; 相似的

...parallel talks between the two countries' foreign ministers. …兩國(guó)外長(zhǎng)之間相似的談話。

Their instincts do not always run parallel with ours. 他們的直覺(jué)并不總是與我們的同步。

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

...seventy-two ships, drawn up in two parallel lines. …72艘船，停靠成兩條平行線。

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

6. N-COUNT A parallel is an imaginary line round the earth that is parallel to the equator. Parallels are shown on maps. 緯線[usu 'the' ord N]

...the area south of the 38th parallel. …38度緯線以南的地區(qū)。