alike, like, similar, comparable, parallel, uniform, identical

名詞 parallel:

1. something having the property of being analogous to something else
   同義詞：analogue, analog
2. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
   同義詞：latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude

動(dòng)詞 parallel:

1. be parallel to
2. make or place parallel to something
   同義詞：collimate
3. duplicate or match
   同義詞：twin, duplicate

形容詞 parallel:

1. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
2. of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

1. The gymnast swung on the parallel bars.
   體操運(yùn)動(dòng)員在雙杠上擺動(dòng)身子。
2. The painting is without parallel of the greatest artistic level.
   這幅圖畫有無(wú)與倫比的藝術(shù)價(jià)值。
3. The railway lines run parallel to the road.
   鐵路線和那條道路平行。
4. My experience in this matter is parallel to yours.
   在這件事情上，我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和你的類似。

par.al.lel

adj.Abbr. par.（形容詞）縮寫 par.
Being an equal distance apart everywhere:
平行的：到每一處的距離都相等的：
例句：
dancers in two parallel rows.
平行的兩排舞蹈者

Mathematics
【數(shù)學(xué)】
Of, relating to, or designating two or more straight coplanar lines that do not intersect.
平行線的：屬于、有關(guān)或指出兩條或多條不相交的共面直線的
Of, relating to, or designating two or more planes that do not intersect.
平行面的：屬于、有關(guān)或指出兩個(gè)或多個(gè)不相交平面的
Of, relating to, or designating a line and a plane that do not intersect.
一線與一面平行的：屬于、有關(guān)或指出不相交的一條直線與一個(gè)平面的
Of, relating to, or designating curves or surfaces everywhere equidistant.
距離相等的：屬于、有關(guān)或指出曲線之間或平面之間處處等距的

Having comparable parts, analogous aspects, or readily recognized similarities:
相似的，相同的，對(duì)等的：具有可比較部分、相似部分或易于識(shí)別出的相似點(diǎn)的：
例句：
the parallel lives of two contemporaries.
兩個(gè)時(shí)代類似的生活

Having the same tendency or direction:
具有相同傾向的，同向的：具有相同意圖或方向的：
例句：
parallel motives and aims.
相同的動(dòng)機(jī)和目標(biāo)

Grammar Having identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases.
【語(yǔ)法】 對(duì)等的，并列的：在相應(yīng)的句子或短語(yǔ)中具有相同或替換的句法結(jié)構(gòu)的
Music Moving consistently by the same intervals:
【音樂(lè)】 平行的：按同樣的音程連續(xù)流動(dòng)的：
例句：
harmony with parallel voices.
幾個(gè)平行聲部構(gòu)成的和諧

Electronics Denoting a circuit or part of a circuit connected in parallel.
【電子學(xué)】 并聯(lián)的：指一個(gè)電路或其一部分用平行方式聯(lián)結(jié)的
Computer Science
【計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)】
Of or relating to the simultaneous transmission of all the bits of a byte over separate wires:
并行的：屬于或有關(guān)通過(guò)不同線路對(duì)一字節(jié)中所有位元同時(shí)傳送的：
例句：
a parallel part; a parallel printer.
并行部件；并行打印機(jī)

Of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations:
并行的：屬于或有關(guān)多個(gè)操作同時(shí)運(yùn)行的：
例句：
parallel processing.
并行處理

adv.（副詞）
In a parallel relationship or manner:
平行地，并列地：用并列的關(guān)系或方式：
例句：
a road and a railway that run parallel.
平行延伸的公路和鐵路

n.Abbr. par.（名詞）縮寫 par.
Mathematics One of a set of parallel geometric figures, such as lines or planes.
【數(shù)學(xué)】 平行線，平行面：如直線或平面等一組平行的幾何圖形之一

One that closely resembles or is analogous to another:
相似之物：與另一個(gè)非常相近或相似的東西：
例句：
a unique event, without parallel in history.
歷史上獨(dú)一無(wú)二的事件

A comparison indicating likeness; an analogy.
類比，比較：一種指出相似之處的比較；類比
The condition of being parallel; near similarity or exact agreement in particulars; parallelism.
平行狀態(tài)，近似，類似：相近的狀況；非常相似或在細(xì)節(jié)上完全一致；類似
Any of the imaginary lines representing degrees of latitude that encircle the earth parallel to the plane of the equator.
緯線，緯度圈：與赤道平面平行且環(huán)繞地球用來(lái)表明緯度高低的許多假想線中的任意一條
Printing A sign indicating material referred to in a note or reference.
【印刷術(shù)】 平行符號(hào)：一種在備注或參考文字中標(biāo)明所指內(nèi)容的符號(hào)
Electronics An arrangement of components in a circuit that splits the current into two or more paths. Used chiefly in the phrasein parallel.
【電子學(xué)】 并聯(lián)：一種把電流分成兩條或多條通路的聯(lián)接電路元件的方法。常用于短語(yǔ)in parallel 中
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
par.al.leled 也作 par.al.lelled par.al.lel.ing par.al.lel.ling par.al.lels par.al.lels
To make or place parallel to something else:
使平行：使與另一物體并行或并排放置：
例句：
paralleled the ditch to the highway.
平行于公路挖溝渠

To be or extend parallel to:
平行于：與…平行或延伸平行于…：
例句：
a trail that parallels the crater rim.
平行于火山口邊緣的一條小徑

To be similar or analogous to:
與…類似或近似：
例句：
claimed that fetal development parallels the evolution of the species.
聲稱胎兒的發(fā)育與種類物演變相似

To be or provide an equal for; match.
與…匹敵：成為或提供可匹敵的對(duì)象；匹配
To show to be analogous; compare or liken:
比擬，比較：表明相似點(diǎn)；比較或比擬：
例句：
critics who have paralleled the novel`s plot to an ancient myth.
把小說(shuō)的情節(jié)與古代神話作對(duì)比的評(píng)論家

來(lái)源：
Latin parallôlus
拉丁語(yǔ) parallôlus
from Greek parallôlos
源自 希臘語(yǔ) parallôlos
para [beside] * see para-
para [在…旁邊] *參見(jiàn) para-
allôlôn [of one another] from allos [other] * see al-
allôlôn [互相的] 源自 allos [其它的] *參見(jiàn) al-

In its mathematical usageparallel is an absolute term— two lines either do or do not intersect—and as such does not admit of qualification as to degree.Some grammarians have arguedthat this restriction should apply as well to nontechnical uses of the word.According to this logic,one may not sayThe two roads have been made more parallel, except perhaps as a loose way of saying what is rendered more precisely by expressions such asmore nearly parallel. Like the analogous objection that has been made to the comparison ofequal, the point betrays a misconception about the relation between mathematical concepts and their ordinary-language equivalents.Applied to objects in the world,parallel can only denote a rough approximation to a geometric ideal. A pair of rails or parked cars cannot be truly parallel in the mathematician`s sense of the termbut only more or less so,just as a road or shelf cannot be truly straight in the geometric sensebut nonetheless may be described as very straight or relatively straight.The grammarians` compunctions make even less sense when applied to metaphorical uses ofparallel, as inThe difficulties faced by the Republicans are quite parallel to those that confronted the Democrats four years ago, in which the intended meaning has nothing to do with the possibility of intersectionbut instead suggests the structural correspondence of two distinct situations.In this sense, parallelism is clearly a matter of degreeand the wordparallel can be modified accordingly. See Usage Note at equal ,perfect ,unique
在數(shù)學(xué)用法中，parallel 是一個(gè)絕對(duì)的表達(dá)法—— 兩條線要么相交，要么就不相交——它既沒(méi)有限定性也沒(méi)有程度差別。一些語(yǔ)法學(xué)家曾提出，這種限制也應(yīng)該適用于該詞在非科技方面的用法，按照這種邏輯，人們不能說(shuō)這兩條路已被修得更加平行了， 除非作為用例如更接近于平行 這樣的表達(dá)方法更精確地表示的東西的不夠精確的說(shuō)出方法。 象對(duì)equal 的比較所做的類似反對(duì)一樣， 這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)使數(shù)學(xué)概念與普通用語(yǔ)中等價(jià)詞之間的關(guān)系引起誤解。當(dāng)運(yùn)用到世間的實(shí)物時(shí)，parellel 僅能指與幾何理想狀態(tài)大致接近的狀況。 一對(duì)鐵軌或停放的車輛不可能按數(shù)學(xué)家對(duì)于這個(gè)術(shù)語(yǔ)的理解來(lái)真正地相互并行，而不過(guò)是大致平行而已，正如公路和架子不可能是真正幾何意義上的筆直，但仍可被描繪成很直的或相對(duì)而言的筆直。在用到parallel 的比喻用法時(shí)，語(yǔ)法學(xué)家的不安就更顯得意義不大了， 例如：共和黨人所面臨的重重困難與四年前民主黨人遇到的困難十分相似， 在這句話中，該詞的引申意義與相交的可能性毫無(wú)關(guān)系，然而它暗指了兩種不同情況結(jié)構(gòu)上的一致。在此意義上，相似性明顯是程度的問(wèn)題，相應(yīng)地，parallel 一詞也能被其它詞限定修飾了。 參見(jiàn) equal,perfect,unique