cascade

cascade
noun
  1. a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope
    （尤指顺陡峭岩石坡逐级而下的）小瀑布
    ■a mass of something that falls or hangs in copious or luxuriant quantities
    （数量大的）瀑布状下垂物
    a cascade of pink bougainvillea.
    一大串粉红叶子花。
    ■a large number or amount of something occurring or arriving in rapid succession
    大量涌现的东西；接踵而至的东西
    a cascade of anti-war literature.
    大量涌现的反战文学作品。
  2. a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed
    （尤指信息或知识等的）连续传递过程
    [as modifier]the greater the number of people who are well briefed, the wider the cascade effect.
    被告知的人数越多，连续传递的范围越广。
    ■a succession of devices or stages in a process, each of which triggers or initiates the next
    （一个过程中前一个引发后一个的）连续阶段，一系列装置
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](of water) pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities
    （水）倾泻，流注
    water was cascading down the stairs.
    水顺着楼梯倾泻而下。
    ■fall or hang in copious or luxuriant quantities
    大量落下，垂下
    blonde hair cascaded down her back.
    那金发如瀑布般披在她背上。
  2. [with obj.]pass (something) on to a succession of others
    连续传递；传授
    teachers who are able to cascade their experience effectively.
    能有效传授经验的老师。
  3. [with obj.]arrange (a number of devices or objects) in a series of sequence
    使（装置，物品）串联
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian cascata, from cascare 'to fall', based on Latin casus (see case)
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