A method and terminal for downloading in parallel, the method is used to supporting systems where content can be downloaded in blocks, and comprises the following steps: a terminal obtains downloading descriptor corresponding to the downloading content, and divides the downloading content into blocks according to the downloading descriptor, then obtains the downloading content blocks; the terminal sends downloading content blocks requests to downloading servers respectively for downloading the blocks respectively; the terminal combines the blocks downloaded into a complete downloading content. The present invention can improve downloading speed and robustness effectively. Therefore, we can download downloading content in large size quickly and reliably by using the method according to the present invention.