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par·al·lel1 /ˈpærəlel/ ●●○ AWL adjective  1  HMtwo lines, paths etc that are parallel to each other are the same distance apart along their whole length 平行的 Lines AB and CD are parallel. 线与CD线平行。 two parallel roads 两条平行的道路parallel to She was travelling parallel to her previous route. 她现在的行进线路和先前的线路平行。parallel with The railway is parallel with the canal. 那条铁路和运河平行。 Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village. 过那个村子后走与主干道平行的路。2  formalTIME/AT THE SAME TIME similar and happening at the same time 相似的；同时发生的 Social changes in Britain are matched by parallel trends in some other countries. 在英国发生社会变革的同时，其他国家也出现了相似的趋势。

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parallel• Most parallel environments operate best when accessed data shows its local point of reference, the Forum says.• Thus we say that the feeling quality between two parallel lines is different from the feeling between two lines that cross.• At the end of the other will be three parallel lines meaning the runner has to backtrack and give three long toots.• The airport's two parallel runways are only 750 feet apart.• The film attempts to follow the parallel story lines of the novel.• According to Parsytec, the Xplorer offers users a migration path to its GigaCube massively parallel supercomputers which are also to use T9000s.• a parallel universe• The system will also support message passing models such as parallel virtual machine and the high performance Fortran extensions of Fortran 90.running parallel• The pack has two aluminium staves running parallel inside the main compartment which give stability and rigidity to the whole structure.• This type of system works by pumping pond water through a quartz tube running parallel to an ultra violet germicidal lamp.• As for the Confederates, they were obliged to set up a larger fish-hook running parallel to that of the Federals.• They bear several veins running parallel to the central vein.• Many of the latter are the forms mentioned in the first paragraph of this section as running parallel to the coast.• Most rowhouses are built with the joists running parallel to the front and rear walls of the house.• The displays are shown in Victorian cases housed in a long, narrow gallery running parallel to the windows on to Chambers Street.• There were two walls, running parallel with each other.

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parallel2 ●○○ AWL noun [countable]  1  LIKE/SIMILARa relationship or similarity between two things, especially things that exist or happen in different places or at different times 〔尤指不同地点或不同时间的两事物之间的〕联系，相似（之处）parallel with Entering the world of fine art, she found many parallels with the world of fashion. 当她踏入美术界后，发现这里与时装界有许多共通之处。parallel between There are many parallels between Yeats and the Romantic poets. 叶芝和浪漫主义诗人之间有很多相似之处。 books that attempt to draw parallels between brains and computers 试图比较人脑和计算机相似处的书籍2  in parallel with somebody/something TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEtogether with and at the same time as something else 和某人/某物一起；和某人/某物同时 She wanted to pursue her own career in parallel with her husband’s. 在丈夫追求事业的同时，她也想追求自己的事业。3  have no parallel/be without parallel be greater, better, worse etc than anything else 没有可相比拟的事物；无可匹敌 The poverty of hill farmers had no parallel. 没人比山区农民更穷了。4  SGan imaginary line drawn on a map of the Earth, that is parallel to the equator 纬线，纬度圈 the 38th parallel 38度纬线

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parallel• The 42nd parallel is the northern border of Pennsylvania.• There are certain parallels between the situation in Europe today and that which existed 90 years ago.• Kakar finds parallels between the Hindi film and popular myths.• On the home front some of the parallels are just as strong.• The parallel with writing is clear.• You might say there were parallels in my life.draw parallels• Early twentieth-century sociologists also drew parallels between the workings of biological and social systems, some of which were extremely crude.• John Mortimer made the presentation speech, drawing parallels between Dickens and Dostoevsky.parallel3 AWL verb (paralleled, paralleling also parallelled, parallelling British English) [transitive] written  EQUALif one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and seem to be related 与〔某事〕同时发生；与〔某事〕相似 The rise in greenhouse gases parallels the reduction in the ozone layer. 在温室气体增加的同时，臭氧层在变薄。 His career parallels that of his father. 他的事业轨迹和父亲的如出一辙。→ See Verb table

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parallel• The development of this metaphorical structure, however, is gradual, and parallels a stylistic feature of the poetry.• This would parallel any company policy on not giving out personal telephone numbers but instead routing calls through the switchboard.• Improvements in management information systems should parallel improvements in scientific computing.• That stunning concept parallels some admittedly far-out astrophysical speculation of the present time.• A damaged sewage line parallels that road.• Thus, it was thought best that the development of the linguistic framework should parallel the development of the workshop activity.• The new standards are part of a revolution in the teaching of mathematics that parallels the revolution in the teaching of writing.• The railroad tracks paralleled the stream for several miles.• a period of political change that closely parallels what happened in France in the 18th centuryFrom Longman Business Dictionaryparallelpar‧al‧lel /ˈpærəlel/ adjective [only before a noun]1ECONOMICSCOMMERCEparallel goods, imports etc are sold avoiding the DISTRIBUTION CHANNELs (=ways of making goods available to the public) approved by the makersLuxury brands manufacturers are angry about the sale of parallel goods in supermarkets.2COMPUTING involving more than one computer operation happening at the same timeparallel computing → compare serialOrigin parallel2 (1500-1600) Latin parallelus, from Greek parallelos, from para “beside” + allelon “of one another”

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par‧al‧lel¹ AC /ˈpærəlel/ noun [countable]1. a relationship or similarity between two things, especially things that exist or happen in different places or at different times
    parallel with
    Entering the world of fine art, she found many parallels with the world of fashion.
    parallel between
    There are many parallels between Yeats and the Romantic poets.
    books that attempt to draw parallels between brains and computers
2. in parallel with somebody/something together with and at the same time as something else:
    She wanted to pursue her own career in parallel with her husband’s.
3. have no parallel/be without parallel be greater, better, worse etc than anything else:
    The poverty of hill farmers had no parallel.
4. an imaginary line drawn on a map of the Earth, that is parallel to the equator:
    the 38th parallel

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parallel² AC adjective1. two lines, paths etc that are parallel to each other are the same distance apart along their whole length:
    Lines AB and CD are parallel.
    two parallel roads
    parallel to
    She was travelling parallel to her previous route.
    parallel with
    The railway is parallel with the canal.
    Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village.
2. formal similar and happening at the same time:
    Social changes in Britain are matched by parallel trends in some other countries.

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parallel³ AC verb (past tense and past participle paralleled, present participle paralleling also parallelled, parallelling British English) [transitive] writtenif one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and seem to be related:
    The rise in greenhouse gases parallels the reduction in the ozone layer.
    His career parallels that of his father.