| 释义 |
parallel/ˈpærəlel/ adj., n. & v.●adj. 1a (of lines or planes) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them (线或面)平行的 b (foll. by 后跟 to, with) (of a line or plane) having this relation (to another) (线或面)与(另一线或面)相平行的 2 (of circumstances etc.) precisely similar, analogous, or corresponding (情况等)相同的，类似的；相应的 3a (of processes etc.) occurring or performed simultaneously (进程等)同时发生(或运作)的 b Computing involving the simultaneous performance of operations 【计算】并行的 ●n. 1 a person or thing precisely analogous or equal to another 极相同(或相似的)人(或物) 2 a comparison 对比，比较 drew a parallel between the two situations 将这两种形势进行比较 3 (in full 全称 parallel of latitude) Geog. 【地理】a each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface 纬度圈；平行圈 b a corresponding line on a map (地图上的)纬线 the 49th parallel 49 号纬线 4 Printing two parallel lines (‖) as a reference mark 【印刷】(‖)作为参照符号 ●v. tr. (paralleled, paralleling) 1 be parallel to; correspond to 与…平行；与…相应 2 represent as similar; compare 与…相似；比较 3 adduce as a parallel instance 举出…作为相比拟的例子 □ in parallel (of electric circuits) arranged so as to join at common points at each end (电路)并联 □ parallelism n.[French parallèle via Latin parallelus from Greek parallēlos (as PARA-1, allēlos ‘one another’)] |