cascade
英 [k?s'ke?d]
美[k?'sked]
- n. 層疊；小瀑布；噴流
- vi. 像瀑布般沖下或傾瀉
- v. 使瀑布似地落下
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?cascades;第三人稱單數:?cascades;過去式:?cascaded;過去分詞:?cascaded;現在分詞:?cascading;
中文詞源
cascade 小瀑布
來自詞根cad, 掉落，詞源同case, accident. 字母c來自形容詞后綴-ic的縮略，見altercation.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. A fresh cascade of splintered glass tinkled to the floor.
- 大量剛裂開的玻璃碎片叮叮當當地落到地板上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. If one firm goes under it could provoke a cascade of bankruptcies.
- 如果一家公司倒閉，便有可能引發一連串的破產。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Vivid red and pink geraniums cascade over my balcony.
- 鮮艷的紅色和粉色的天竺葵從我家的陽臺上直掛下去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. A cascade of mail arrived from friends.
- 朋友寄來的郵件如雪片一般。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. a cascade of rainwater
- 如注的雨水
來自《權威詞典》