cas·cade

noun

/kæˈskeɪd/

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
a large amount of water falling or pouring down倾泻；流注
- a cascade of rainwater如注的雨水
(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。
(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。
(formal) a number of things happening, in which each one leads to another连续发生的事件；一连串的事情
- The protein can trigger a cascade of events that leads to heart failure.这种蛋白质可以引发一系列导致心力衰竭的事件。

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall’, based on Latin casus ‘fall’, related to cadere ‘to fall’.

verb

/kæˈskeɪd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cascade	/kæˈskeɪd/ /kæˈskeɪd/
he / she / it cascades	/kæˈskeɪdz/ /kæˈskeɪdz/
past simple cascaded	/kæˈskeɪdɪd/ /kæˈskeɪdɪd/
past participle cascaded	/kæˈskeɪdɪd/ /kæˈskeɪdɪd/
-ing form cascading	/kæˈskeɪdɪŋ/ /kæˈskeɪdɪŋ/

[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。
[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。
[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逐级传达（消息）；传授（知识）
- cascade something (to somebody) Managers cascade training to the health workers on how to enrol women into the study.管理人员对卫生工作者进行了关于如何让女性参与研究的级联培训。
- cascade to somebody It is vital to ensure these values cascade to all employees.确保这些价值观传递给所有员工至关重要。
[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。

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare ‘to fall’, based on Latin casus ‘fall’, related to cadere ‘to fall’.