cascade
n
1 waterfall, esp one of a series forming a large waterfall 瀑布(尤指大瀑布的分支).
2 (fig 比喻) thing that falls or hangs in a way that suggests a waterfall 瀑布状下垂的东西
a cascade of blonde hair 金发垂髫. cascade, v [I, Ipr, Ip]
fall in or like a cascade 如瀑布落下; 如瀑布状下垂
Water cascaded down the mountainside. 水如瀑布般自山边下泻.
Her golden hair cascaded down her back. 她的金发像瀑布似的披在背後.
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.