parallel
parallel
adjective
in parallel
adjective
- (of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
（线，平面，物体）平行的
parallel lines never meet.
平行线永不相交。
the road runs parallel to the Ottawa River.
这条路与渥太华河平行。
■occurring or existing at the same time or in a similar way; corresponding
并存的；类似的；相对应的
a parallel universe.
一个类似的领域。
they shared a flat in London while establishing parallel careers.
他们在创立相似的事业时在伦敦合住一套公寓。
■(Computing)involving the simultaneous performance of operations
(计算机)并行的
■of or denoting electrical components or circuits connected to common points at each end, rather than one to another in sequence
并联的。 series 的反义词
■(S. African)of or relating to schools in which two languages are used in separate classes
(南非)（与）按两种语言分班教学的学校（有关）的
- a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another
可相比拟的人（或事物）
a challenge which has no parallel in peacetime this century.
本世纪和平时期的一个无可比拟的挑战。
■a similarity
相似之处
he points to a parallel between biological evolution and cognitive development.
他指出了生物进化和认知发展的相似之处。
■a comparison
比拟；比较
he draws a parallel between personal destiny and social forces.
他把个人命运和社会影响力作了一个比较。 - (亦作 parallel of latitude)each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface
纬线；纬圈，平行圈
■a corresponding line on a map
（地图上的）对应线
■(Printing)two parallel lines (∥) as a reference mark
(印)平行符号
- [with obj.](of something extending in a line) be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance
（成直线的事物）与（成直线的事物）平行
a big concrete gutter that paralleled the road.
与道路平行的一条大型水泥排水沟。
■be similar or corresponding to (something)
与…相似；与…相当
US naval and air superiority was paralleled by Soviet superiority in land-based missile systems.
苏联陆基导弹体系的优势与美国的海空军优势旗鼓相当。
in parallel
- occurring at the same time and having some connection
并列的；相关的且同时发生的
■(of electrical components or circuits) connected to common points at each end; not in series
（电器元件，线路）并联的
- mid 16th cent.: from French parallèle, via Latin from Greek parallēlos, from para- 'alongside' + allēlos 'one another'
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