parallel
🇬🇧 UK/'pærəlel/🇺🇸 US/'pærәlel/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB1
Definitions
adj.
Extending in the same direction and remaining the same distance apart; similar or corresponding.
平行的;相似的,对应的
n.
A line of latitude; something that closely resembles or corresponds to something else.
平行线;纬线;相似之处
v.
To be parallel or analogous to something else.
与……平行;与……相似
adv.
In a parallel direction or manner.
平行地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.parallel to平行于
- 2.parallel structure平行结构
Example Sentences
- 1.
The two scientific theories are parallel in their explanatory power but use different methodological approaches.
- 2.
Engineers designed parallel railway tracks that run alongside each other without ever intersecting.