cascade

pronunciation

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  • n.
    倾泻
    小瀑布,瀑布状物
    串联
  • vi.
    流注
    大量落下

Word Origin

cascade 小瀑布

来自词根cad, 掉落,词源同case, accident. 字母c来自形容词后缀-ic的缩略,见altercation.

Antonym

Example

1. Behind them waterfalls cascade down in the silvery light .
在他们身后,瀑布闪烁着银光飞泻而下。
2. However , many viruses can outsmart that system by blocking one of the steps further down the cascade .
但是,许多病毒可通过阻止级联反应的其中一步而取胜。
3. This massive cascade of snow followed a six-day storm .
为期6天的风暴过后开始了这场大规模的雪崩。
4. Bathe in turquoise pools , stand behind a toppling cascade or walk across a glaring-white icecap to experience the full weirdness of icelandic
在绿松石的池子里洗澡,站在倒塌下来的小瀑布后面,或步行跨越耀眼的白色冰盖去体验一下冰岛全部的不可思议的东西。
5. Networks of brain cells alternate between periods of calm and periods of instability - " avalanches " of electrical activity that cascade through the neurons .
大脑细胞网络在清醒周期和波动周期之间徘徊-生物电活动的“雪崩”会串联到所有神经元。

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