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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。
行列；队伍；游行队伍
cavalcades — plural of cavalcade
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行列；队伍；游行队伍
A procession of riders, vehicles, or ships, especially one held for a ceremony.
A cavalcade of riders passed the reviewing stand.
一队骑手从检阅台前经过。
骑手、车辆、船只等的行列。
A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.
庆典游行。
A ceremonial parade.
通常持续一天以上的骑马长途旅行。
A trail ride, usually more than one day long.
一系列(通常富有戏剧性的)事件或事物。
An often dramatic series or chain of events or things.
The medieval festival featured a grand cavalcade of knights and horses parading through the town.
中世纪节日的特色是骑士和马匹组成的壮观行列穿过城镇。
A cavalcade of mounted police escorted the president's motorcade through the city streets.
一队骑警护送总统的车队穿过城市街道。
The wedding procession turned into a joyful cavalcade as the newlyweds rode away on horseback.
婚礼队伍变成了一支欢乐的骑马行列，新婚夫妇骑马离去。
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。
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 作状语，表示“排成队伍”，常与 drive、ride、march 等动词搭配。
The cars drove in a cavalcade through the city.
这些汽车排成车队驶过城市。
Not this
They cavalcaded down the main street.
Use this
They rode in a cavalcade down the main street.
cavalcade 是名词，不是动词；表达“列队行进”时要用 ride in a cavalcade 或 form a cavalcade，不能直接把它当动词用。
Not this
The cavalcade attacked the enemy camp at dawn.
Use this
The cavalry attacked the enemy camp at dawn.
cavalcade 指骑马者、车辆等的行列或庆典游行，强调行进队伍；cavalry 才指骑兵部队这一作战单位。这里要表达进攻，应用 cavalry。
Not this
There was cavalcade of colorful floats in the parade.
Use this
There was a cavalcade of colorful floats in the parade.
cavalcade 是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词 a 或定冠词，不能裸用；这里表达“一列队伍”，要用 a cavalcade。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
明星云集的队列；众星云集
The film festival opened with a cavalcade of stars walking the red carpet.
电影节以众星走红毯的盛大场面开幕。
一连串（戏剧性的）事件
The past year was a cavalcade of events, from weddings to funerals.
过去这一年发生了一连串事件，从婚礼到葬礼都有。
《乱世春秋》
Cavalcade, the 1933 movie based on Noël Coward's play, won the Oscar for Best Picture.
《乱世春秋》是1933年根据诺埃尔·科沃德的戏剧改编的电影，曾获奥斯卡最佳影片奖。
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caval-（骑马，如cavalry骑兵）+ -cade（如parade游行）→ 骑手列队游行，即行列。
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。
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.
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