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Cascade Large Cascaded Water Kæˈskeɪd Hair Amount   [Literary

This flashcard defines "cascade," explaining its noun meanings as a waterfall, a large amount of something falling or hanging (like hair), and its verb meanings related to flowing or hanging down in large quantities. It includes definitions and examples from Collins, Oxford, and LDC.

此闪卡定义了“cascade”一词,解释了作为名词时意为瀑布、大量倾泻或悬挂的物体(如头发),以及作为动词时表示水量或物体倾泻或垂落。附带了柯林斯、牛津和美语学院的释义和例句。

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Collins
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/kæske͟ɪd/
1
[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。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]瀑布 A cascade is a waterfall.
  [LITERARY 文]
    3
    [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。

    4
    [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 ; NAmE kæˈskeɪd /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    cascade cascades cascaded cascading
    noun 1 a 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) 2 a 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。 verb 1 [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 ; NAmE kæˈskeɪd /
    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
    Examples
    Thesaurus
    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.
    WDF

    cascade

    [kæˈskeɪd]cascaded, cascading, cascades

    TEM8GRE
    n11908
    2194
    52
    382
    927
    414
    419
    v13005
    1052
    42
    404
    363
    138
    105
    NOUN9487
    60443
    VERB14691
    25285

    Spoken:

    13536920
    cascading[237]
    瀑布(58%),串联(40%),瀑布似地落下(2%)
    n.小瀑布,瀑布状物;串联
    vi.像瀑布般大量倾泻下来
    vi.像瀑布般悬挂着

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