[N-COUNT 可数名词]大量;许多 If you refer to a cascade of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.
[usu N of n]
[LITERARY 文]
The women have lustrous cascades of black hair...
那些女子拥有瀑布般乌黑亮泽的秀发。
A cascade of mail arrived from friends.
朋友寄来的邮件如雪片一般。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]瀑布 A cascade is a waterfall.
[LITERARY 文]
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[VERB 动词](水)飞流直下,倾泻而下 If water cascades somewhere, it pours or flows downwards very fast and in large quantities.
[V adv/prep]
[Also V]
She hung on as the freezing, rushing water cascaded past her...
她抓得紧紧的,任凭冰冷湍急的水流从她身上倾泻而下。
A waterfall cascades down the cliff from the hills behind.
一处瀑布从身后山崖上飞流直下。
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[VERB 动词]垂落;悬挂 If one thing cascades over another, it falls or hangs over it.
[V prep]
[V]
[LITERARY 文]
Vivid red and pink geraniums cascade over my balcony...
鲜艳的红色和粉色的天竺葵从我家的阳台上直挂下去。
From her tiny waist a crinolined skirt cascaded in three deep tiers.
裙架撑起的三层大裥裙从她的纤腰上款款垂下。
Oxford
cas·cade/kæˈskeɪd; NAmEkæˈskeɪd/
noun
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verb
cascadecascadescascadedcascadingnoun1a small waterfall,especially one of several falling down a steep slope with rocks 小瀑布(尤指一连串瀑布中的一支)2a large amount of water falling or pouring down 倾泻;流注◆a cascade of rainwater如注的雨水3( formal) a large amount of sth hanging down 大簇的下垂物◆Her hair tumbled in a cascade down her back.她的长发瀑布般地倾泻在后背上。4( formal) a large number of things falling or coming quickly at the same time 倾泻(或涌出)的东西◆He crashed to the ground in a cascade of oil cans.他随着一连串的油桶跌落坠地。verb1[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to flow downwards in large amounts 倾泻;流注◆Water cascaded down the mountainside.水从山腰倾泻而下。2[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.( formal) to fall or hang in large amounts 大量落下;大量垂悬◆Blonde hair cascaded over her shoulders.她的金发像瀑布似的披落在肩头。cas·cade/kæˈskeɪd; NAmEkæˈskeɪd/
LDC
cascade1 noun
cascade2 verb
cascadecas‧cade1 /kæˈskeɪd/ noun [countable]
Word Origin
Examples
word sets
1a small steep waterfall that is one of several together2something that hangs down in large quantitiescascade of Her hair fell over her shoulders in a cascade of curls.
cascade1 noun
cascade2 verb
cascadecascade2 verb
Verb Table
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Collocations
1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to flow, fall, or hang down in large quantities: Her thick black hair cascaded down below her waist. Gallons of water cascaded over the side of the bath.2[intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to pass information or skills to people at a lower level in your organization, or to be passed down in this way: This information will be cascaded down to employees through their line managers.
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