西瓜单词

cascade是什么意思

cascade

英 [kæs'keɪd] 美 [kæ'sked]

cascade 小瀑布

来自词根cad, 掉落，词源同case, accident. 字母c来自形容词后缀-ic的缩略，见altercation.

cascade (n.): 1640s, from French cascade (17c.), from Italian cascata "waterfall," from cascare "to fall," from Vulgar Latin *casicare, frequentative of Latin casum, casus, past participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)).
cascade (v.): 1702, from cascade (n.). In early 19c. slang, "to vomit." Related: Cascaded; cascading.

1. A fresh cascade of splintered glass tinkled to the floor.

大量刚裂开的玻璃碎片叮叮当当地落到地板上。

来自柯林斯例句

2. If one firm goes under it could provoke a cascade of bankruptcies.: 如果一家公司倒闭，便有可能引发一连串的破产。

3. Vivid red and pink geraniums cascade over my balcony.: 鲜艳的红色和粉色的天竺葵从我家的阳台上直挂下去。