1. （存在或發(fā)生在不同地點(diǎn)或時(shí)間的）相似之物，類似物
    If something has a parallel, it is similar to something else, but exists or happens in a different place or at a different time. If it has no parallel or is without parallel, it is not similar to anything else.

    e.g. Readers familiar with English history will find a vague parallel to the suppression of the monasteries...
           熟悉英國(guó)歷史的讀者會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這與鎮(zhèn)壓修道院略有相似之處。
    e.g. It's an ecological disaster with no parallel anywhere else in the world.
           這是一場(chǎng)在世界其他地方都沒有出現(xiàn)過(guò)的生態(tài)災(zāi)難。

2. （兩者間的）近似之處，相似之處
    If there are parallels between two things, they are similar in some ways.

    e.g. Detailed study of folk music from a variety of countries reveals many close parallels...
           仔細(xì)研究各國(guó)民間音樂后發(fā)現(xiàn)了許多非常相似之處。
    e.g. There are significant parallels with the 1980s...
           與20世紀(jì)80年代有明顯相似之處。

3. 與…同時(shí)發(fā)生；與…相似
    If one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and often seem to be connected.

    e.g. Often there are emotional reasons paralleling the financial ones...
           往往情感方面的原因和經(jīng)濟(jì)方面原因同時(shí)存在。
    e.g. The change in smoking is paralleled by a change in the incidence of lung cancer...
           吸煙情況的變化與肺癌發(fā)病率的變化如影隨形。

4. 同時(shí)發(fā)生的；相類似的
    Parallel events or situations happen at the same time as one another, or are similar to one another.

    e.g. ...parallel talks between the two countries' Foreign Ministers...
           兩國(guó)外交部長(zhǎng)同時(shí)進(jìn)行的會(huì)談
    e.g. Their instincts do not always run parallel with ours...
           他們的本能并不總是和我們的相同。

5. 平行的；并列的
    If two lines, two objects, or two lines of movement are parallel, they are the same distance apart along their whole length.

    e.g. ...seventy-two ships, drawn up in two parallel lines...
           平行排成兩隊(duì)的72艘船
    e.g. Farthing Lane's just above the High Street and parallel with it...
           法辛巷剛好在大街的北面，與大街平行。

6. （標(biāo)于地圖上的）緯線，緯圈
    A parallel is an imaginary line round the earth that is parallel to the equator. Parallels are shown on maps.

    e.g. ...the area south of the 38th parallel.
           38度緯線以南地區(qū)

7. 與…同時(shí)
    Something that occurs in parallel with something else occurs at the same time as it.

    e.g. Davies has managed to pursue his diverse interests in parallel with his fast-moving career...
           戴維斯在事業(yè)突飛猛進(jìn)的同時(shí)并未放棄自己廣泛的興趣愛好。
    e.g. Progress on this issue must be made in parallel to any moves on the economic front.
           這個(gè)問題上的進(jìn)展應(yīng)該和經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域的進(jìn)展同步。