Like a vertex of a polyline, it expresses a point on the object, but it also expresses the shape of the curve at the point.
和折线上的定点类似，它也表示对象上的点，不过这里表示的曲线上的点。The board used to act like that of a (particularly testy) joint venture, continually having to seek Franco-German entente.
董事会过去扮演着类似联合企业（极难搞定）的角色，还要继续寻求法德间的相互谅解。Currants have also been used for wine, said by some to be similar in flavor to Graves or Rhine wines.
珍品，也被用于酿酒，有些人说类似的味道冢或莱茵葡萄酒。Studies with twins like the "Giggle" twins seem to make a case for heredity, don't they?
研究类似“傻笑”这样的双胞胎象是产生了一个遗传问题，不是吗？Even if the Pirate Bay were put out of business another similar service would be sure to spring up in its place (indeed, others do exist).
即使海盗湾被关，另外一类似网站很快将替代其位置（这样的网站确实存在）。The real recognition of the Bishop of Rome as sort of the Pope, in the way we think of it, that actually develops in the Middle Ages.
真正把罗马主教视为类似于教皇这样的角色的，根据我们的了解，是在中世纪出现的。He occupies a similar position to you in the political spectrum, and he already seems to be running into a lot of difficulties.
想你一样，他在政治真空期也填补了类似的的职位，但他好像已经进入了一系列的麻烦当中。If I show the whole thing in UV, then you will see the same kind of beautiful parabola as you would see with this ball something like this.
我若在UV做这样做，你会看到漂亮抛物线，就像你看到这只球，或者类似于此的东西。Perhaps, if facts could be ascertained, it would be found that something of the same kind occurred in the Roman Empire.
如果能把事实确定下来，或许可以发现在罗马帝国时代曾经发生过与此类似的某些事情。