Word · Frequency #3869
parallel
平行线;平行面
核心释义
A line or plane that is parallel to another.
- 1.
平行线中的一条。
One of a set of parallel lines.
- 2.
具有与他物类似性质的事物
something having the property of being analogous to something else
- 3.
与另一条线一致的方向。
Direction conformable to that of another line.
- 4.
地球上与赤道平行的假想线
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- 5.
纬线。
A line of latitude.
- 6.
(数学)一组平行几何图形(平行线或平行面)中的一个
(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- 7.
电流沿两条或多条路径流动的电气元件排列方式;参见“并联”。
An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- 8.
在本质上相同或相似的事物。
Something identical or similar in essential respects.
- 9.
所作的比较;对相似性的详尽追溯。
A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
- 10.
围攻方在围攻堡垒前修建的一系列长壕沟之一,用作掩护支援攻击炮台的部队。它们大致与堡垒的外防线平行。
One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
- 11.
由两条平行竖线组成的符号,用于文中指示注意页边或页脚处有类似标记的注释。
A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
相似之处;类比;纬线;纬度线;并联电路;并联连接;平行壕;平行号
用法In use
The historian drew a parallel between the two revolutions.
用法提示:此处“parallel”用作名词,表示“相似之处”或“可类比的事物”。
There is no parallel in modern history for such a crisis.
用法提示:“parallel”用作名词,指“可相比拟的事件或情况”。
The artist's work shows interesting parallels with that of his teacher.
用法提示:“parallels”是名词复数形式,意为“相似之处”。
parallels never meet
draw a parallel between A and B
常用于表示类比或对比。
The historian draws a parallel between the two revolutions.
这位历史学家将两次革命加以比较。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- draw a parallel
- 作比较
- It is easy to draw a parallel between the two historical events.很容易在这两个历史事件之间作比较。
- see parallels
- 看到相似之处
- Many experts see parallels between the current economic crisis and the Great Depression.许多专家看到当前经济危机与大萧条之间的相似之处。
- parallel between
- ……之间的相似之处
- There is an interesting parallel between the two novels.这两部小说之间有一个有趣的相似之处。
- parallel with
- 与……相似
- The situation has a parallel with what happened last year.这种情况与去年发生的情况相似。
- no parallel
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
平行线有两条,单词parallel中有两个'l',代表两条平行线。
语境与语域Context & Register
Register: neutral; Contexts: academic writing, comparative analysis, general discourse; Note_zh: 该词作为名词表示相似物或对比,通常用于正式或非正式的各类文本中,比较常见于学术讨论或一般比较。
语法说明Grammar Note
名词parallel常与介词to连用,表示“与……类似的事物”
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with the final syllable of 'parallel' (/pɛrəlɛl/), which ends with the sound /lɛl/. Each word here ends with /ɛl/, sharing the same vowel and final consonant. Note that words like 'parallel' have a doubled 'l' and the stress pattern differs; only the final sound matches.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.