cascades

英 [kæˈskeɪdz]

美 [kæˈskeɪdz]

n.  小瀑布(尤指一连串瀑布中的一支); 倾泻; 流注; 大簇的下垂物
v.  倾泻; 流注; 大量落下; 大量垂悬
cascade的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 大量;许多
  If you refer to acascade ofsomething, you mean that there is a large amount of it.
  1. The women have lustrous cascades of black hair...
     那些女子拥有瀑布般乌黑亮泽的秀发。
  2. A cascade of mail arrived from friends.
     朋友寄来的邮件如雪片一般。
• 瀑布
  Acascadeis a waterfall.
• VERB (水)飞流直下，倾泻而下
  If watercascadessomewhere, it pours or flows downwards very fast and in large quantities.
  1. She hung on as the freezing, rushing water cascaded past her...
     她抓得紧紧的，任凭冰冷湍急的水流从她身上倾泻而下。
  2. A waterfall cascades down the cliff from the hills behind.
     一处瀑布从身后山崖上飞流直下。
• VERB 垂落;悬挂
  If one thingcascadesover another, it falls or hangs over it.
  1. 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。
  2. From her tiny waist a crinolined skirt cascaded in three deep tiers.
     裙架撑起的三层大裥裙从她的纤腰上款款垂下。

英英释义

noun

• a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California
  Synonym:Cascade RangeCascade Mountains

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