以下是引用tony0825在2007-8-23 21:02:00的发言:我的感觉如下,不知对否: parrallel to shore并非省略了that并的定语从句,否则会加s为parallels(先行词breakwater单数),此处parallel为形容词,见longman:parallel 1 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. 同意parralle to shore并非省略了that的定语从句。见OX dictionanary 6th edition parralle adj 1 (~ to/with sth) two or more lines that are parrel to each other are the same distance apart at every point 2 very similar or taking place at the same time 3(computing) involving several computer operations at the same time 名词用法省略 verb(writen) 1 to be similar to sth; to happen at the time as sth 2to be good as sth 在看韦氏大辞典关于parallel的解释(就说ETS就是用韦氏大辞典来解释的) parallel. Function: adjective
如1 a : extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant, and not meeting <parallel rows of trees> b : everywhere equally distant <concentric spheres are parallel> 2 a : having parallel sides <a parallel reamer> b : being or relating to an electrical circuit having a number of conductors in parallel c : arranged in parallel <a parallel processor> d : relating to or being a connection in a computer system in which the bits of a byte are transmitted over separate channels at the same time <a parallel port> -- compare SERIAL 3 a (1) : similar, analogous, or interdependent in tendency or development (2) : exhibiting parallelism in form, function, or development <parallel evolution> b : readily compared : COMPANION c : having identical syntactical elements in corresponding positions; also : being such an element d (1) : having the same tonic -- used of major and minor keys and scales (2) : keeping the same distance apart in musical pitch 4 : performed while keeping one's skis parallel <parallel turns> synonym see SIMILAR Function: noun 1 a : a parallel line, curve, or surface b : one of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth paralleling the equator and marking the latitude; also : the corresponding line on a globe or map -- see LATITUDE illustration c : a character || used in printing especially as a reference mark 2 a : something equal or similar in all essential particulars : COUNTERPART b : SIMILARITY, ANALOGUE 3 : a comparison to show resemblance 4 a : the state of being physically parallel b : an arrangement of electrical devices in a circuit in which the same potential difference is applied to two or more resistances with each resistance being on a different branch of the circuit -- compare SERIES c : an arrangement or state that permits several operations or tasks to be performed simultaneously rather than consecutively - in parallel : in a parallel arrangement transitive verb 1 : to indicate analogy of : COMPARE 2 a : to show something equal to : MATCH b : to correspond to 3 : to place so as to be parallel in direction with something 4 : to extend, run, or move in a direction parallel to adverb : in a parallel manner parallel那句话是定语从句,parallel是动词做谓语,取第四个意思. 前置是为了让后面的that指代breakwater更清晰,因为breakwater of rocks的核心是breakwater,也就是核心词的问题。 在前面关于og的讨论中有核心词的帖子,大家找找。 |