| 单词 | cascade |
| 释义 | cascade (once / 2083 pages) nv Think of a cascade as something suddenly falling, tumbling down in a rush. The word cascade conjures up a vision of anything falling in a manner resembling a waterfall — think of a cascade of shining hair, a sudden cascade of tears, or the cascade of light during a meteor shower. The idea behind the word is of something falling in a progressive manner or a series of steps. A downward progression of musical themes can be called a cascade, as can the disastrous cascade of the tumbling price of a stock on Wall Street. WORD FAMILYcascade: cascaded, cascading USAGE EXAMPLESThe infection sets off a cascade of events that ramps up inflammatory and immune response, Powers says. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The park is reached by Pierce County’s Steilacoom Ferry, and is on the regional Cascade Marine Trail network. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Five people were killed by a gunman who opened fire at Burlington’s Cascade Mall on a Friday night in September. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls Hyper falls, waterfall a steep descent of the water of a river 2n a sudden downpour (as of tears, sparks, etc.) likened to a rain shower a sudden cascade of sparks Syn|Hyper shower descent a movement downward 3n a succession of stages or operations or processes or units progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes Hyper succession a group of people or things arranged or following in order 4v rush down in big quantities, like a cascade Syn|Hyper cascade down come down, descend, fall, go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 5v arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible Hyper arrange, set up put into a proper or systematic order |
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