Word · Frequency #3869
parallels
与…相似;与…相当
parallels is the third person singular of parallel.
To be similar or equal to something; to correspond to it.
- 1.
To construct or place something parallel to something else.
使某物平行于另一物
- 2.
Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
(指路径等)与另一事物平行
- 3.
Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
(指过程等)与另一事物类似
- 4.
To compare or liken something to something else.
将某物与另一物比较或比作
- 5.
To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
使某物在性质、动机、目的等方面与另一物一致
- 6.
To equal; to match; to correspond to.
相等;匹配;与......对应
- 7.
To produce or adduce as a parallel.
提供或援引作为类比或平行的事物
与…平行;使平行;把…比作;将…与…相比;使…一致;使…符合;举出…作类比;引用…作比较
In use
The rise in temperatures parallels the increase in carbon emissions.
Her experiences paralleled mine in many ways.
The company's growth has paralleled the expansion of the online market.
parallel [something]
The road parallels the river.
这条道路与河流平行。
parallel [something] to/with [something]
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。
be paralleled by [something]
Connections
Collocations
- parallel the coast
- 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。
- parallel each other
- 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。
- closely parallel
- 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。
- be paralleled by
- 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。
- parallel something with something
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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”。
Grammar Note
过去式和过去分词为 parallelled(英式)或 paralleled(美式)。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在常用词中,没有与 parallel 完全押韵的单词。按标注音 /ˈpɛrəˌlɛl/,前两个音节 /ˈpɛrə/ 与 peril /ˈpɛrəl/ 的开头相同。拼写以 para- 开头的词(paragraph、paradox、parasite、paradise)通常读 /ˈpærə-/,与 parallel 的 /ˈpɛrə-/ 不同,只形似、不押韵。unparalleled 虽然沿用 parallel 的词干,但首元音读 /æ/ 且末尾多出 /d/,也不押韵。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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