parallel
US /ˈper.ə.lel/
UK /ˈpær.ə.lel/
形容詞
1.
平行的
side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
範例:
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The two roads run parallel to each other.
這兩條路平行。
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Draw a line parallel to the existing one.
畫一條與現有線條平行的線。
2.
類似, 相似
similar or analogous in some way
範例:
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There are many parallel examples in history.
歷史上有許多類似的例子。
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Her career has a parallel trajectory to mine.
她的職業生涯與我的有相似的軌跡。
名詞
類似物, 平行線
a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another
範例:
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His story has no parallel in modern literature.
他的故事在現代文學中沒有先例。
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The two events ran in parallel.
這兩個事件同時發生。
動詞
平行, 與...相似
be side by side with (something) and have the same distance continuously between them
範例:
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The train tracks parallel the river for miles.
火車軌道與河流平行延伸數英里。
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His work parallels that of a famous artist.
他的作品與一位著名藝術家的作品相似。
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