cascade

連続、流れ

多くの物が落ちたり垂れたり、出来事が次々に起こったりすること。

やさしい英語で： A large amount of something falling, hanging down, or happening one after another.

• Her hair fell in a cascade of curls.
• The announcement brought a cascade of questions.
• A cascade of flowers hung from the balcony.

使い方： cascade of something (The mistake caused a cascade of problems.)

類義語： stream, flow, succession

よく使う表現： cascade of something, beautiful cascade

滝

急な段差や、いくつもの小さな段差から流れ落ちる水。

やさしい英語で： Water falling over a steep drop or down several small drops.

• We sat beside a small cascade.
• The river forms several cascades below the bridge.
• Water rushed over the rocks in a noisy cascade.

類義語： waterfall

よく使う表現： small cascade, rocky cascade

流れ落ちる

滝の水のように、大量に落ちたり下へ流れたりする。

やさしい英語で： To fall or flow down in a large amount, like water over a steep drop.

• Water cascades down the rocks.
• Her hair cascaded over her shoulders.
• Rainwater was cascading down the steps.

使い方： cascade down something (Water cascaded down the hillside.); cascade over something (Her curls cascaded over her shoulders.)

類義語： pour, flow, tumble

よく使う表現： cascade down something, cascade over something

連鎖する、波及する

一つの出来事が次の出来事を引き起こし、続いて起こる。

やさしい英語で： To happen in a series in which one event causes the next.

• Failures can cascade through the network.
• One error cascaded into several larger problems.
• The effects of the closure are still cascading through the economy.

使い方： cascade through something (The disruption cascaded through the entire transport system.); cascade into something (The delay cascaded into a series of missed deliveries.)

よく使う表現： cascade through something, failures cascade

伝達する、共有する

情報や技能を人から人へと順に伝え、ほかの人にも届ける。

やさしい英語で： To pass information or skills through a series of people so that others receive them.

• Managers cascade updates to their teams.
• She cascaded her new skills to the other teachers.
• The safety message will cascade through every department.

使い方： cascade something to someone (The director cascaded the information to all managers.)

類義語： pass on, relay

よく使う表現： cascade information, cascade to someone