n.[C]

1. （陡峭的）小瀑布；（阶梯状）瀑布的一支
   The river fell in a series of cascades down towards the lake.

   河形成阶梯状瀑布泻入湖中。

2. 瀑布状的东西；一连串的东西
   Her hair fell over her shoulders in a cascade of curls.

   她的头发鬈曲着披垂在肩上。

3. 一系列的装置；【电】串联；【电子】雪崩

vi.

1. 瀑布似地落下[Q]
   His money cascaded away in a couple of years.

   他的钱在三两年内便滚滚流失了。

2. 联成系列；【电】串联

vt.

1. 使瀑布似地落下
2. 使联成系列；【电】使串联

n.

1. a small waterfall, especially one in a series.
2. a mass of something that falls, hangs, or occurs in copious quantities:
   a cascade of pink bougainvillea.
3. a process by which information or knowledge is passed on successively.
4. a succession of devices or stages in a process, each of which triggers or initiates the next.

v.

1. pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities.
2. pass (information or knowledge) on to a succession of others.
3. arrange in a series or sequence.