Word · Frequency #24022
cavalcades
行列；队伍；游行队伍
cavalcades is the plural of cavalcade.
A procession of riders, vehicles, or ships, especially one held for a ceremony.
- 1.
A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.
骑手、车辆、船只等的行列。
- 2.
A ceremonial parade.
庆典游行。
- 3.
A trail ride, usually more than one day long.
通常持续一天以上的骑马长途旅行。
- 4.
An often dramatic series or chain of events or things.
一系列(通常富有戏剧性的)事件或事物。
一系列；一连串；多日骑马旅行；骑手、车辆、船只等的行列。；庆典游行。；通常持续一天以上的骑马长途旅行。
In use
The medieval festival featured a grand cavalcade of knights and horses parading through the town.
A cavalcade of mounted police escorted the president's motorcade through the city streets.
The wedding procession turned into a joyful cavalcade as the newlyweds rode away on horseback.
a cavalcade of + plural noun
多指骑马、乘车等组成的正式游行队伍；也可抽象地表示“一系列”。
A cavalcade of riders passed the reviewing stand.
一队骑手从检阅台前经过。
the cavalcade + verb
cavalcade 是可数名词，指一支队伍，常用单数形式；作主语时谓语用单数。
The cavalcade stretched for over a mile.
这支队伍绵延了一英里多。
in a cavalcade
in a cavalcade 作状语，表示“排成队伍”，常与 drive、ride、march 等动词搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- a cavalcade of cars
- 车队行列
- A cavalcade of cars drove slowly down the avenue.一列车队沿着大道缓缓行驶。
- a cavalcade of riders
- 骑手行列
- A cavalcade of riders passed through the village at sunset.日落时分，一队骑手穿过村庄。
- a cavalcade of floats
- 花车游行队伍
- The carnival began with a cavalcade of floats.狂欢节以花车游行队伍开始。
- a cavalcade of events
- 一连串事件
- The past month was a cavalcade of dramatic events.过去一个月接连发生了许多戏剧性事件。
- a cavalcade of stars
- 一连串明星
- The festival opened with a cavalcade of stars on the red carpet.电影节以红毯上众星接连亮相开场。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
caval-（骑马，如cavalry骑兵）+ -cade（如parade游行）→ 骑手列队游行，即行列。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：news reports、historical narratives、official ceremonies cavalcade 相对正式，多用于书面语或新闻报道，指有仪式感的行列或车队；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the target: they share the final stressed /-eɪd/ sound and the spelling chunk '-ade' (as in 'cavalcade'). Beware lookalikes such as 'cavalry' (/ˈkævəlri/), which begins with the same 'caval' letters but sounds different.
Learn the forms together
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