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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。
平行线；平行面
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平行线；平行面
A line or plane that is parallel to another.
The historian draws a parallel between the two revolutions.
这位历史学家将两次革命加以比较。
平行线中的一条。
One of a set of parallel lines.
具有与他物类似性质的事物
something having the property of being analogous to something else
与另一条线一致的方向。
Direction conformable to that of another line.
地球上与赤道平行的假想线
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
The historian drew a parallel between the two revolutions.
历史学家在这两场革命之间找到了相似之处。
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There is no parallel in modern history for such a crisis.
现代历史上没有与这种危机相类似的情况。
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The artist's work shows interesting parallels with that of his teacher.
这位艺术家的作品与他的老师有着有趣的相似之处。
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parallels never meet
平行线永不相交。
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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。
表示无与伦比、无可匹敌。
The beauty of the landscape has no parallel.
这风景之美无与伦比。
用于指出相似之处。
They see parallels in the political situations of the two countries.
他们看到了两国政治局势的相似之处。
表示存在类比或相似。
There is a parallel between the two cases.
这两个案例之间有相似之处。
Not this
There is a parallel of these two events.
Use this
There is a parallel between these two events.
表达两个事物之间存在相似性时，应使用介词'between'，而非'of'。
Not this
There are many parallel between the two cultures.
Use this
There are many parallels between the two cultures.
parallel作为可数名词表示'相似之处'时，复数形式为parallels，需加-s。
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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。
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。
……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。
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。
无与伦比；没有类似的事物
The speed of technological change has no parallel in history.
技术变革的速度在历史上无与伦比。
惊人的相似
The study reveals a striking parallel between the two species.
这项研究揭示了这两个物种之间惊人的相似之处。
并行地；同时地
The two tasks are being carried out in parallel.
这两项任务是同时进行的。
在……之间作比较
The article draws a parallel between the two historical events.
这篇文章将这两个历史事件进行了比较。
与……平行；与……同时发生
The road runs parallel to the river for several miles.
这条路与河流平行延伸数英里。
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平行线有两条，单词parallel中有两个'l'，代表两条平行线。
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。
名词parallel常与介词to连用，表示“与……类似的事物”
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