run parallel to sth
表示某物沿另一物的方向延伸并保持相等距离。
The road runs parallel to the river.
这条路与河流平行延伸。
平行地;并列地
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平行地;并列地
With a parallel relationship; in a parallel manner.
The road runs parallel to the river.
这条路与河流平行延伸。
具有平行关系的。
With a parallel relationship.
The new bike path runs parallel to the main road, so cyclists stay away from the traffic.
新的自行车道与主干道平行延伸,这样骑车的人就能避开车辆。
Please place the two boards parallel so that the gap between them is even.
请把两块木板平行放置,让它们之间的缝隙均匀。
The wire should lie parallel beside the pipe, not crossing it.
电线应平行地放在管道旁边,而不是交叉。
表示某物沿另一物的方向延伸并保持相等距离。
The road runs parallel to the river.
这条路与河流平行延伸。
lie 表示处于水平位置,强调静态的平行状态。
The two pipelines lie parallel to each other.
这两条管道彼此平行放置。
强调运动方向相同且互不交叉。
The second train moved parallel to the first.
第二列火车与第一列火车平行移动。
Not this
The two railways run parallel each other for miles.
Use this
The two railways run parallel to each other for miles.
英语中 parallel 表示“平行地”并接另一个对象时,必须用介词 to 构成 parallel to;中文“与……平行”容易让人漏掉 to,因此补上 to 句子才完整。
Not this
The path runs parallelly to the main road.
Use this
The path runs parallel to the main road.
parallel 本身就是副词(如 run parallel),无需再加 -ly 变成 parallelly;标准英语中 parallelly 并不通用,直接用 parallel 修饰动词即可。
Not this
The roads run paralel to each other.
Use this
The roads run parallel to each other.
parallel 的正确拼写是 p-a-r-a-l-l-e-l(一个 r,两个 l),paralel 是常见拼写错误,注意双写 l。
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平行延伸
The railway line runs parallel to the main road.
这条铁路线与主干道平行延伸。
平行放置
The two cables lie parallel under the floor.
两根电缆在地板下平行铺设。
平行移动
The two objects moved parallel across the screen.
这两个物体平行地穿过屏幕。
平行流动
The river flows parallel to the valley.
这条河与山谷平行流动。
并行地;同时地
The two projects are running in parallel, but they will merge at the end.
这两个项目正在并行进行,但最后会合并。
在…之间作类比;指出…的相似之处
The article draws a parallel between the two novels.
这篇文章将这两部小说进行了类比。
无可比拟;举世无双
The company's success is without parallel in the industry.
这家公司的成功在业内无可匹敌。
平行线有很多共同之处,可惜永远不会相交。
This quote is often attributed to John Green's novel Looking for Alaska; it uses parallel lines as a metaphor for a relationship that can never happen.
这句话常被引用于约翰·格林的《寻找阿拉斯加》,用平行线来比喻一段永远不会发生的感情。
Use parallel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
单词里两个 l 并肩而立,就像两条平行线;副词意为“平行地、并列地”。
语域:neutral 常见场景:几何与工程、书面说明 该副词通常用于技术或正式描述,表示方向或位置与某物平行;日常口语中较少单独使用。
parallel 的末尾 -lel 发 /lɛl/,与 bell、hotel、well 等以 /ɛl/ 结尾的词押韵;但 label、level、camel 等以 -el 结尾的词常弱读为 /əl/,拼写相似却并不押韵。
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