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parallel

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Related topics: Maths
par·al·lel1 /ˈpærəlel/ ●●○ AWL adjectiveadj
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.
線與CD線平行。
two parallel roads
兩條平行的道路
parallel to
She was travelling parallel to her previous route.
她現在的行進線路和先前的線路平行。
parallel with
The railway is parallel with the canal.
那條鐵路和運河平行。
Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village.
過那個村子後走與主幹道平行的路。
2  formalTIME/AT THE SAME TIME similar and happening at the same time 相似的；同時發生的
Social changes in Britain are matched by parallel trends in some other countries.
在英國發生社會變革的同時，其他國家也出現了相似的趨勢。
Examples from the Corpus
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.
Related topics: Geography
parallel2 ●○○ AWL noun [countableC]
1  LIKE/SIMILARa relationship or similarity between two things, especially things that exist or happen in different places or at different times 〔尤指不同地點或不同時間的兩事物之間的〕聯系，相似（之處）
parallel with
Entering the world of fine art, she found many parallels with the world of fashion.
當她踏入美術界後，發現這裏與時裝界有許多共通之處。
parallel between
There are many parallels between Yeats and the Romantic poets.
葉芝和浪漫主義詩人之間有很多相似之處。
books that attempt to draw parallels between brains and computers
試圖比較人腦和計算機相似處的書籍
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/某物同時
She wanted to pursue her own career in parallel with her husband’s.
在丈夫追求事業的同時，她也想追求自己的事業。
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in parallel with somebody/something• At least one and usually two or more wild-type or heterozygous littermates were analysed in parallel with the mutant mice.• One is if local elements are arranged in parallel with independent access to the output mechanisms.• The research centre provides specialist coursework, in parallel with that provided Faculty-wide on research method and design.• With engineering expanding in parallel with car making.• Ergonomics also is pushed off-balance because the variety of human work increases in parallel with technology.• We believe this should take place in parallel with efforts to raise standards of environmental care in the undesignated countryside.• Radical plans for the railway network will be pushed through in parallel with the continuation of the huge road-building programme.• The dampers are controlled by small air springs, which work in parallel with the main coil springs.• The CIA is working in parallel with the FBI to solve the case.
3  have no parallel/be without parallel be greater, better, worse etc than anything else 沒有可相比拟的事物；無可匹敵
The poverty of hill farmers had no parallel.
沒人比山區農民更窮了。
4  SGan imaginary line drawn on a map of the Earth, that is parallel to the equator 緯線，緯度圈
the 38th parallel
38度緯線
Examples from the Corpus
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 EnglishBrE) [transitiveT] written
EQUALif one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and seem to be related 與〔某事〕同時發生；與〔某事〕相似
The rise in greenhouse gases parallels the reduction in the ozone layer.
在溫室氣體增加的同時，臭氧層在變薄。
His career parallels that of his father.
他的事業軌迹和父親的如出一轍。
Examples from the Corpus
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 century
From Longman Business Dictionary
parallelpar·al·lel /ˈpærəlel/ adjectiveadj [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 makers
Luxury brands manufacturers are angry about the sale of parallel goods in supermarkets.
2COMPUTING involving more than one computer operation happening at the same time
parallel computing
→ compare serial
Origin parallel2
(1500-1600) Latin parallelus, from Greek parallelos, from para “beside” + allelon “of one another”
par·al·lel1 adjectiveadjparallel2 nounparallel3 verb
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