| 释义 |
cascade/kæsˈkeid/ n. & v.●n. 1 a small waterfall, esp. forming one in a series or part of a large broken waterfall 小瀑布(尤指大瀑布的分支) 2 a mass or quantity (of material, hair, etc.) in descending waves 瀑布状物(绸缎、头发等呈瀑布状松垂下来形成的褶皱) 3 (foll. by 后跟 of) a succession (of notes, ideas, etc.) 一系列的(音符)；一连串的(想法) 4a a process consisting of a series of similar stages with a cumulative effect (排成连续阶段的)过程 b a succession of devices, events, etc., each of which triggers or initiates the next 一系列的装置；一连串的事件 ●v. intr. fall in or like a cascade 似瀑布般落下 [French from Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall’, ultimately from Latin casus: see CASE1] |