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cascade n.瀑布；[电]串联v.瀑布似地落下；（将 ... ）连结；串联 (1) 水沿山泻下，形成一条瀑布。(2) 开出鲜艳花朵的爬藤植物瀑布般悬挂在花园墙上。(3) 下雨的时候，雨水像瀑布一样沿着窗沿泻下。(4) 我们可以将它们串联起来确定它们的总体影响。 The word cascade conjures up a vision of anything falling in a manner resembling a waterfall — think of a cascade of shining hair, a sudden cascade of tears, or the cascade of light during a meteor shower. The idea behind the word is of something falling in a progressive manner or a series of steps. A downward progression of musical themes can be called a cascade, as can the disastrous cascade of the tumbling price of a stock on Wall Street.

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英 [kæ'skeɪd] 美 [kæ'skeɪd] (1) The water formed a cascade down the mountain.(2) Climbing plants with their bright flowers hung in cascades over the garden wall.(3) When it rained, water would cascade down the window.(4) We can cascade them to determine their overall effect. Think of a cascade as something suddenly falling, tumbling down in a rush. 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。

英语单词	cascade
英美音标	英 [kæ'skeɪd] 美 [kæ'skeɪd]
中文释义	n.瀑布；[电]串联 v.瀑布似地落下；（将 ... ）连结；串联
英语例句	(1) The water formed a cascade down the mountain. (2) Climbing plants with their bright flowers hung in cascades over the garden wall. (3) When it rained, water would cascade down the window. (4) We can cascade them to determine their overall effect.
中文例句	(1) 水沿山泻下，形成一条瀑布。 (2) 开出鲜艳花朵的爬藤植物瀑布般悬挂在花园墙上。 (3) 下雨的时候，雨水像瀑布一样沿着窗沿泻下。 (4) 我们可以将它们串联起来确定它们的总体影响。
vocabulary简明	Think of a cascade as something suddenly falling, tumbling down in a rush.
vocabulary扩展	The word cascade conjures up a vision of anything falling in a manner resembling a waterfall — think of a cascade of shining hair, a sudden cascade of tears, or the cascade of light during a meteor shower. The idea behind the word is of something falling in a progressive manner or a series of steps. A downward progression of musical themes can be called a cascade, as can the disastrous cascade of the tumbling price of a stock on Wall Street.
柯林斯解释	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。

Cascade Water [Literary 文 Hung Tumbling Word Falling