n.[C]

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

   河形成階梯狀瀑布瀉入湖中。

2. 瀑布狀的東西；一連串的東西
   Her hair fell over her shoulders in a cascade of curls.

   她的頭髮鬈曲著披垂在肩上。

3. 一系列的裝置；【電】串聯；【電子】雪崩
4. 像瀑布樣流下來的資訊

vi.

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

   他的錢在三兩年內便滾滾流失了。

2. 聯成系列；【電】串聯

vt.

1. 使瀑布似地落下
2. 使聯成系列；【電】使串聯

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.