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cascade

noun
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  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）Topics Geographyc2
  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 something 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。🔊🔊
  5. (formal) a number of things happening, in which each one leads to another倾泻（或涌出）的东西
    • The protein can trigger a cascade of events that leads to heart failure.该蛋白质可以触发一系列导致心力衰竭的事件。
    6. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall’, based on Latin casus ‘fall’, related to cadere ‘to fall’.

cascade

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cascade
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he / she / it cascades
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past simple cascaded
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past participle cascaded
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-ing form cascading
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  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。🔊🔊
  3. [transitive, intransitive] to pass information, knowledge, etc. to a person or group so that they can pass it on to others; to be passed on in this way
    • cascade something (to somebody) Managers cascade training to the health workers on how to enrol women into the study.经理们向卫生工作者进行了有关如何招募女性参加研究的培训。
    • cascade to somebody It is vital to ensure these values cascade to all employees.确保将这些价值传给所有员工至关重要。
  4. [transitive] cascade something to arrange a number of devices or objects in a series倾泻（或涌出）的东西
    • Up to four units can be cascaded.最多可以级联四个单元。
    5. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall’, based on Latin casus ‘fall’, related to cadere ‘to fall’.