英语词汇“plateau”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

plateau

(plætoʊ , US plætoʊ )

Word forms: plateaus , plateaux , plateaus , plateauing , plateaued

1. countable noun

A plateau is a large area of high and fairly flat land.

A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated land.

Synonyms: upland, table, highland, mesa

2. countable noun

If you say that an activity or process has reached a plateau, you mean that it has reached a stage where there is no further change or development.

The U.S. heroin market now appears to have reached a plateau.

I think the economy is stuck on a kind of plateau of slow growth.

Synonyms: levelling off, level, stage, stability

3. verb

If something such as an activity, process, or cost plateaus or plateaus out, it reaches a stage where there is no further change or development.

Evelyn's career is accelerating, and mine is plateauing out a bit. [V out]

The shares plateaued at 153p. [VERB + at]

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Collocations:

reach a plateau

We all at some point reach a plateau or hit a brick wall in our training, professional or private lives.

The Sun

Most stroke patients see some progress, but then reach a plateau.

Times, Sunday Times

Some reach a plateau and just potter on.

Times, Sunday Times

You reach a plateau at 6 months, a year, 18 months, 3 years tops: that's what we're told.

Times, Sunday Times

You will soon reach a plateau, however, so for weight loss to continue there needs to be an element of progression.

Times, Sunday Times

rocky plateau

The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide.

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It was created by two massive prismatic towers situated on opposite parts of a rocky plateau.

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It has steep north facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a broad rocky plateau.

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Translations:

Chinese: 高原

Japanese: 高原

单词	plateau
释义	plateau (plætoʊ , US plætoʊ ) Word forms: plateaus , plateaux , plateaus , plateauing , plateaued 1. countable noun A plateau is a large area of high and fairly flat land. A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated land. Synonyms: upland, table, highland, mesa 2. countable noun If you say that an activity or process has reached a plateau, you mean that it has reached a stage where there is no further change or development. The U.S. heroin market now appears to have reached a plateau. I think the economy is stuck on a kind of plateau of slow growth. Synonyms: levelling off, level, stage, stability 3. verb If something such as an activity, process, or cost plateaus or plateaus out, it reaches a stage where there is no further change or development. Evelyn's career is accelerating, and mine is plateauing out a bit. [V out] The shares plateaued at 153p. [VERB + at] Image of plateau © evenfh, Shutterstock Collocations: reach a plateau We all at some point reach a plateau or hit a brick wall in our training, professional or private lives. The Sun Most stroke patients see some progress, but then reach a plateau. Times, Sunday Times Some reach a plateau and just potter on. Times, Sunday Times You reach a plateau at 6 months, a year, 18 months, 3 years tops: that's what we're told. Times, Sunday Times You will soon reach a plateau, however, so for weight loss to continue there needs to be an element of progression. Times, Sunday Times rocky plateau The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was created by two massive prismatic towers situated on opposite parts of a rocky plateau. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has steep north facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a broad rocky plateau. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 高原 Japanese: 高原
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