| 单词 | parallel |
| 释义 | parallel adj., n., & v. --adj 1. a (of lines or planes) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them. b (foll. by to, with) (of a line or plane) having this relation (to another). 2. (of circumstances etc.) precisely similar, analogous, or corresponding. 3. a (of processes etc.) occurring or performed simultaneously. b Computing involving the simultaneous performance of operations. --n 1. a person or thing precisely analogous or equal to another. 2. a comparison (drew a parallel between the two situations). 3. (in full parallel of latitude) Geog. a each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface. b a corresponding line on a map (the 49th parallel). 4. Printing two parallel lines (ll) as a reference mark. --vtr. (paralleled, paralleling) 1. be parallel to; correspond to. 2. represent as similar; compare. 3. adduce as a parallel instance. Phrases and idioms in parallel (of electric circuits) arranged so as to join at common points at each end. parallel bars a pair of parallel rails on posts for gymnastics. Derivatives parallelism n. Etymology: F parall{egrave}le f. L parallelus f. Gk parallelos (as PARA-(1), allelos one another) |
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