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a cascade of sth
作名词时，常与 of 连用，表示像瀑布一样落下或出现的一连串事物。
A cascade of water rushed over the rocks.
一股水流如瀑布般冲过岩石。
小瀑布；瀑布状物
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小瀑布；瀑布状物
a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
A cascade of water rushed over the rocks.
一股水流如瀑布般冲过岩石。
瀑布或一连串小瀑布。
A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
小瀑布或一系列小瀑布
a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
如瀑布般连续涌现的一连串事物。
A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
一系列阶段、操作、过程或单元的连续
a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
The hikers stopped to admire a small cascade hidden in the valley.
徒步旅行者停下来欣赏隐藏在山谷中的小瀑布。
AI contextual example
My grandfather built a tiny cascade in his backyard garden.
我祖父在后花园里建了一个微型小瀑布。
AI contextual example
The steady murmur of the cascade kept us calm all night.
小瀑布持续的低语声让我们整晚都感到平静。
AI contextual example
progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
严重程度不断升级,仿佛正在发生一连串的基因损伤。
WordNet
作名词时，常与 of 连用，表示像瀑布一样落下或出现的一连串事物。
A cascade of water rushed over the rocks.
一股水流如瀑布般冲过岩石。
作动词时是不及物动词，常接 down、over 等介词，表示倾泻。
Water cascaded down the mountainside.
水从山坡上倾泻而下。
用于计算机或传播语境，表示信息或影响按顺序逐层传递。
The change cascaded from the desktop app to the mobile app.
这一更改从桌面应用逐层传递到移动应用。
Not this
The water cascaded the rocks.
Use this
The water cascaded down the rocks.
在英语中，cascade 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，需加介词 down 才能引入地点；中文里动词可直接带宾语，所以容易受母语影响漏掉介词。
Not this
There was cascade of events that led to the crisis.
Use this
There was a cascade of events that led to the crisis.
cascade 作名词时是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a；中文没有冠词，所以学习者常会漏掉 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
级联效应；连锁反应
The financial crisis had a cascade effect on businesses around the world.
金融危机对世界各地的企业产生了连锁反应。
级联故障；连锁故障
A single faulty server can cause a cascade failure across the entire network.
一台故障服务器可能导致整个网络发生级联故障。
一连串事件
The discovery set off a cascade of events that changed history.
这一发现引发了一连串改变历史的事件。
瀑布般的水流；水帘
The heavy rain formed a cascade of water over the cliff.
大雨在悬崖上形成了一道瀑布般的水流。
一阵阵笑声；一连串笑声
Her joke sparked a cascade of laughter across the room.
她的笑话引得满房间发出一连串笑声。
如潮水般的情绪；汹涌的情绪
The surprise visit brought a cascade of emotions she could not control.
这次意外到访让她涌起如潮水般无法控制的情绪。
连锁反应；级联效应
The factory closure had a cascade effect on the local economy.
工厂关闭对当地经济产生了连锁反应。
一连串的；接二连三的
Her resignation triggered a cascade of changes at the company.
她的辞职在公司引发了一连串的变化。
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cascade 拆成 ca + scade：想象水花'咔'一声，沿石阶一级一级跳下，形成一串小瀑布。
语域：neutral 常见场景：自然景观描写、旅游地理介绍 作为名词表示‘小瀑布或瀑布状物’时，通常用于描述自然景观或旅游地理语境，语气中性，多出现在书面或较正式的表达中。
与 cascade 的重音音节 /keɪd/ 押韵的有 shade、grade、parade、persuade、invade。注意 decade 拼写相似，但读作 /ˈdɛkeɪd/，并不押韵。
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