cascade
英[kæs'keɪd]
美[kæ'sked]
- n. 层叠；小瀑布；喷流
- vi. 像瀑布般冲下或倾泻
- v. 使瀑布似地落下
词态变化
复数: cascades;第三人称单数: cascades;过去式: cascaded;过去分词: cascaded;现在分词: cascading;
中文词源
cascade 小瀑布来自词根cad, 掉落，词源同case, accident. 字母c来自形容词后缀-ic的缩略，见altercation.
英文词源
- cascade (n.)
- 1640s, from French cascade (17c.), from Italian cascata "waterfall," from cascare "to fall," from Vulgar Latin *casicare, frequentative of Latin casum, casus, past participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)).
- cascade (v.)
- 1702, from cascade (n.). In early 19c. slang, "to vomit." Related: Cascaded; cascading.
双语例句
- 1. A fresh cascade of splintered glass tinkled to the floor.
- 大量刚裂开的玻璃碎片叮叮当当地落到地板上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. If one firm goes under it could provoke a cascade of bankruptcies.
- 如果一家公司倒闭，便有可能引发一连串的破产。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. A cascade of mail arrived from friends.
- 朋友寄来的邮件如雪片一般。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. a cascade of rainwater
- 如注的雨水
来自《权威词典》