parallels

英 [ˈpærəlelz]

美 [ˈpærəlelz]

n.  (尤指不同地点或时间的)极其相似的人(或情况、事件等); 相似特征; 相似特点; (地球或地图的)纬线，纬圈
v.  与…相似; 与…同时发生; 与…媲美; 比得上
parallel的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 paralleling, paralleled


• N-COUNT （存在或发生在不同地点或时间的）相似之物，类似物
  If something has aparallel, it is similar to something else, but exists or happens in a different place or at a different time. If it hasno parallelor iswithout parallel, it is not similar to anything else.
  1. Readers familiar with English history will find a vague parallel to the suppression of the monasteries...
     熟悉英国历史的读者会发现这与镇压修道院略有相似之处。
  2. It's an ecological disaster with no parallel anywhere else in the world.
     这是一场在世界其他地方都没有出现过的生态灾难。
  3. ...an achievement without parallel in the modern era.
     现代无可比拟的成就
• N-COUNT （两者间的）近似之处，相似之处
  If there areparallelsbetween two things, they are similar in some ways.
  1. Detailed study of folk music from a variety of countries reveals many close parallels...
     仔细研究各国民间音乐后发现了许多非常相似之处。
  2. There are significant parallels with the 1980s...
     与20世纪80年代有明显相似之处。
  3. Friends of the dead lawyer were quick to draw a parallel between the two murders.
     遇害律师的朋友们很快发现了两起谋杀案之间的相似之处。
• VERB 与…同时发生；与…相似
  If one thingparallelsanother, they happen at the same time or are similar, and often seem to be connected.
  1. Often there are emotional reasons paralleling the financial ones...
     往往情感方面的原因和经济方面原因同时存在。
  2. The change in smoking is paralleled by a change in the incidence of lung cancer...
     吸烟情况的变化与肺癌发病率的变化如影随形。
  3. His remarks paralleled those of the president.
     他的言论和总统的如出一辙。
• ADJ 同时发生的；相类似的
  Parallelevents or situations happen at the same time as one another, or are similar to one another.
  1. ...parallel talks between the two countries' Foreign Ministers...
     两国外交部长同时进行的会谈
  2. Their instincts do not always run parallel with ours...
     他们的本能并不总是和我们的相同。
  3. This is a real world, running parallel to our own.
     这是个真实的世界，与我们的世界并存。
• ADJ 平行的；并列的
  If two lines, two objects, or two lines of movement areparallel, they are the same distance apart along their whole length.
  1. ...seventy-two ships, drawn up in two parallel lines...
     平行排成两队的72艘船
  2. Farthing Lane's just above the High Street and parallel with it...
     法辛巷刚好在大街的北面，与大街平行。
  3. This trail was roughly parallel to the border.
     这条小路与边境线大致平行。
• N-COUNT （标于地图上的）纬线，纬圈
  Aparallelis an imaginary line round the earth that is parallel to the equator. Parallels are shown on maps.
  1. ...the area south of the 38th parallel.
     38度纬线以南地区
• PHRASE 与…同时
  Something that occursin parallel withsomething else occurs at the same time as it.
  1. Davies has managed to pursue his diverse interests in parallel with his fast-moving career...
     戴维斯在事业突飞猛进的同时并未放弃自己广泛的兴趣爱好。
  2. Progress on this issue must be made in parallel to any moves on the economic front.
     这个问题上的进展应该和经济领域的进展同步。

双语例句

• The street parallels the railroad.
  这条街与铁路平行。
• Parallels between the Titanic and the banks and companies that foundered in the financial and economic crisis are numerous.
  泰坦尼克号（titanic）与金融和经济危机中垮掉的银行及公司存在许多相似之处。
• There are curious parallels between medicine and law.
  在医学和法律之间有着奇特的相似之处。
• Parallels between the financial and non-financial world do not always work.
  金融和非金融世界之间的类比并非总是有效。
• There are indeed parallels with the present economic outlook.
  的确与当前经济前景有相似之处。
• There are three striking parallels between the Lehman and London tipping points.
  在雷曼倒闭与伦敦骚乱的转折点之间，有三个令人瞩目的相似之处。
• Despite the difference in personal styles and vision for technology with Mr Gates, there are parallels.
  尽管与盖茨在个人风格和对技术前景的看法上存在差异，但这两人也有相同点。
• Now he finds parallels between the two worlds.
  现在的他发现了两个世界的相似之处。
• There are strange parallels in this world.
  这个世界存在着奇怪的平行。
• Environmental pollution parallels the decline in the country's economy.
  环境污染与一个国家的经济衰退是同步的。