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parallel to

/par-uh-lel, -luhl/US // ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl //UK // (ˈpærəˌlɛl) //

平行于,平行的,并列于,并行

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adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
    • : having the same direction, course, nature, or tendency; corresponding; similar; analogous: Canada and the U.S. have many parallel economic interests.
    • : Geometry. lying in the same plane but never meeting no matter how far extended. having common perpendiculars. equidistant from another or others.
    • : Electricity. consisting of or having component parts connected in parallel: a parallel circuit.
    • : Music. progressing so that the interval between them remains the same. having the same tonic but differing in mode.
    • : Computers. of or relating to the apparent or actual performance of more than one operation at a time, by the same or different devices: Some computer systems join more than one CPU for parallel processing.of or relating to the simultaneous transmission or processing of all the parts of a whole, as all the bits of a byte or all the bytes of a computer word.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a parallel line or plane.
    • : anything parallel or comparable in direction, course, nature, or tendency to something else.
    • : Also called parallel of latitude. Geography. an imaginary circle on the earth's surface formed by the intersection of a plane parallel to the plane of the equator, bearing east and west and designated in degrees of latitude north or south of the equator along the arc of any meridian.the line representing this circle on a chart or map.
    • : something identical or similar in essential respects; match; counterpart: a case history without a known parallel.
    • : correspondence or analogy: These two cases have some parallel with each other.
    • : a comparison of things as if regarded side by side.
    • : Electricity. an arrangement of the components, as resistances, of a circuit in such a way that all positive terminals are connected to one point and all negative terminals are connected to a second point, the same voltage being applied to each component.Compare series.
    • : Fortification. a trench cut in the ground before a fortress, parallel to its defenses, for the purpose of covering a besieging force.
    • : Printing. a pair of vertical parallel lines used as a mark for reference.
    • : Theater. a trestle for supporting a platform .
v.有主动词 verb
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    par·al·leled, par·al·lel·ing or par·al·lelled, par·al·lel·ling.

    • : to provide or show a parallel for; match.
    • : to go or be in a parallel course, direction, etc., to: The road parallels the river.
    • : to form a parallel to; be equivalent to; equal.
    • : to show the identity or similarity of; compare.
    • : to make parallel.

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Examples

  • He said this was true despite AstraZeneca’s producing hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine in parallel with the ongoing late-stage clinical trials.

  • AstraZeneca, the firm partnering Oxford to develop the vaccine, is overseeing a scaling up of manufacturing in parallel with clinical testing so that hundreds of millions of doses can be available if the vaccine is shown to be safe and effective.

  • Running parallel to this state spending spree is a full-bodied embrace of digital finance by citizens.

  • Nord Stream 2, running mostly in parallel to the existing Nord Stream system, would double its annual capacity to 110 billion cubic meters.

  • She shows the parallels between the challenges each encountered, and the similar character traits and values it took each President to overcome them.

  • A professional ballroom dancer and instructor, her name reflects a parallel that runs in both BDSM and dance: symbiosis.

  • More likely he drove parallel to the border on the Syrian side before detonating the explosives.

  • In parallel, they are building new kilns to produce traditional tiles and bricks.

  • For nationalists who hate gay people, perhaps the parallel should be “When Russia scratches, the world gets scabies.”

  • It was special also because it was happening parallel to my real life, having just gotten married myself.

  • In this Isthmus is port royal, where we are now sojourning, lying on the parallel of 44 40'.

  • We'll keep parallel with these gentlemen, and if they get out of touch with the rest we'll make a try at nailing them.

  • Confessing here is manifestly parallel to the offering of the sacrifice of praise.

  • The parallel to which Mr. Ward refers is that contained in the earlier part of the Prose Lancelot.

  • When the Penns colonized Pennsylvania, they claimed the 39th degree parallel as their southern boundary.