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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-derived
parprepare, equal, compare
+
alother, another
+
lelsuffix
=parallel

Common 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.

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