cascade

名词 cascade:

1. a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
2. a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
3. a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
   同义词：shower

动词 cascade:

1. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
   同义词：cascade down
2. arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

1. When it rained, water would cascade down the window.
   下雨的时候，雨水像瀑布一样沿着窗沿泻下。
2. Climbing plants with their bright flowers hung in cascades over the garden wall.
   开出鲜艳花朵的爬藤植物瀑布般悬挂在花园墙上。
3. The water formed a cascade down the mountain.
   水沿山泻下，形成一条瀑布。

cas.cade

n.（名词）
A waterfall or a series of small waterfalls over steep rocks.
瀑布：陡峭岩石上的一条瀑布或一系列小瀑布
Something, such as lace, thought to resemble a waterfall or series of small waterfalls, especially an arrangement or fall of material.
瀑布状物：被认为类似瀑布或一系列小瀑布的某物，如花边，尤指一种安排或下坠物
A succession of stages, processes, operations, or units.
一连串的进展：一连串的阶段、过程、运作或单位
Electronics A series of components or networks, the output of each of which serves as the input for the next.
【电子学】 串联：一系列部件或网络，其中每个部件的输出传递到下一个的输入
v.intr.tr.（不及物动词和及物动词）
cas.cad.ed,cas.cad.ing,cas.cades
To fall or cause to fall in or as if in a cascade.
泻落：瀑布似的或使瀑布似的下落

来源：
French
法语
from Italian cascata
源自 意大利语 cascata
from cascare [to fall]
源自 cascare [坠落]
from Vulgar Latin *casic3re
源自 俗拉丁语 *casic3re
from Latin cadere * see kad-
源自 拉丁语 cadere *参见 kad-