two or more lines that are parallel to each other are the same distance apart at every point 两条或多条互相平行的线在每一点的距离相等 parallel lines 平行线 - parallel to/with something
The road and the canal are parallel to each other. 道路与运河平行。
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesb2, Maths and measurementb2The lane is roughly parallel to the main road. 这条小路大致和主干道平行。 The road runs parallel with the coast. 这条道路和海岸平行。
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very similar or taking place at the same time 极相似的;同时发生的;相应的;对应的 parallel trends 并行发展的趋势 Though still a committed painter, in 1978 she launched a parallel career as a photographer. 尽管仍然专注于绘画,1978年她同时还开始了她的摄影事业。 Two poisonings have been reported recently in London and now there has been a parallel case in the Netherlands. 最近在伦敦有两起中毒事件的报道,如今有一例同类事件在荷兰发生。
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computing )计算机 involving several computer operations at the same time 并行的 parallel processing 并行处理
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French parallèle, via Latin from Greek parallēlos, from para- ‘alongside’ + allēlos ‘one another’.