cascade

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托福GRE Collins 1

英文释义

n. a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
n. a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
v. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
v. arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

中文翻译

n. 小瀑布, 瀑布状物
vi. 成瀑布落下
[计] 层叠, 级联

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记忆技巧

cascade 由词根 cad（意为“落下”）和后缀 -ade 组成，意思是“像水流一样落下”，可以联想到瀑布的流动。

例句

1. The water cascades down the rocks into the river below.
水从岩石上倾泻而下，流入下面的河流。
2. She watched the leaves cascade from the trees in autumn.
她看着秋天树上的叶子纷纷落下。
3. The teacher explained how one idea can cascade into many others.
老师解释了一个想法如何引发许多个其他想法。

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