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parallel [something]
The road parallels the river.
这条道路与河流平行。
与…相似；与…相当
paralleled — past of parallel
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与…相似；与…相当
To be similar or equal to something; to correspond to it.
The road parallels the river.
这条道路与河流平行。
使某物平行于另一物
To construct or place something parallel to something else.
(指路径等)与另一事物平行
Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
(指过程等)与另一事物类似
Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
将某物与另一物比较或比作
To compare or liken something to something else.
parallel
Base
原形
parallels
3rd person
第三人称单数
paralleling
-ing
现在分词
parallelled
Past
过去式
parallelled
Past participle
过去分词
The road parallels the river.
这条路与河流平行。
Her experiences parallelled mine in many ways.
她的经历在许多方面与我的相似。
No one has parallelled his achievements.
没有人能比得上他的成就。
注意过去式和过去分词为双写l的parallelled（英式拼写）。
The rise in temperatures parallels the increase in carbon emissions.
气温上升与碳排放增加相似。
Her experiences paralleled mine in many ways.
她的经历在很多方面与我的相似。
The company's growth has paralleled the expansion of the online market.
公司的增长与线上市场的扩张同步。
The road parallels the river.
这条道路与河流平行。
Historians often parallel the rise of the Roman Empire with that of the British Empire.
历史学家常常将罗马帝国的崛起与大英帝国的崛起相提并论。
The increase in crime is paralleled by a rise in unemployment.
犯罪率的上升伴随着失业率的增加。
Not this
The new highway parallels with the old one.
Use this
The new highway parallels the old one.
动词 'parallel' 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 'with'。中文 '与...平行' 中的 '与' 导致学习者误加介词。
Not this
These two lines are parallel each other.
Use this
These two lines parallel each other.
形容词 'parallel' 需要介词 'to' 才能接宾语 (be parallel to)，但作为动词时直接及物，无需 'are' 和 'to'。
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与海岸线平行延伸
The road parallels the coast for about fifty miles.
这条路与海岸线平行延伸了大约五十英里。
彼此相似；相互对应
The two cases parallel each other in several important ways.
这两个案例在几个重要方面彼此相似。
与……极其相似；与……高度一致
The committee's findings closely parallel our own research.
该委员会的调查结果与我们的研究高度一致。
伴随着；与……同时出现
The rise in crime was paralleled by an increase in unemployment.
犯罪率上升的同时，失业率也在增加。
把……与……相类比；把……比作……
Some historians parallel the internet revolution with the invention of the printing press.
一些历史学家将互联网革命比作印刷术的发明。
与……的发展并行；与……的发展相似
Her political career paralleled the development of modern feminism.
她的政治生涯与现代女权主义的发展同步前进。
在……之间作比较；找出……之间的相似之处
It is easy to draw a parallel between the two novels.
很容易在这两部小说之间找到相似之处。
并行；同时
The two projects are running in parallel.
这两个项目正在并行进行。
与……同时发生；与……类似
Her career ran parallel to her husband's.
她的事业与丈夫的事业并行发展。
Use paralleled naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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parallel 中有三个 l，像三条平行线并排延伸、永不相交；动词意为“使平行”，也指两事物并排相似、相当。
语域：mixed 常见场景：地理或建筑描述：道路、管道等与某物平行延伸、学术或书面表达：两事物具有相似趋势或相当 作为动词时，parallel 多用于较正式或书面语境，口语中更常说 run alongside 或 be similar to。其含义取决于搭配：描述具体路线时表示“与…平行”，描述抽象事物时表示“与…相似/相当”。
过去式和过去分词为 parallelled（英式）或 paralleled（美式）。
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