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

noun | verb

plateauplateau1 /plæˈtoʊ/ ●○○ noun (plural plateaus, plateaux /-ˈtoʊz/) [countable]

ETYMOLOGYplateau¹

Origin: 1700-1800 French Old French platel flat piece of metal, from plat; ➔ PLATE¹

COLLOCATIONS► reach/hit a plateau

Attendance at health clubs has reached a plateau.

1earth science, geography a large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it2a period during which the level of cost, achievement, etc. does not change much, especially after a period when it was increasing: reach/hit a plateau Attendance at health clubs has reached a plateau.

noun | verb

plateauplateau2 verb [intransitive]

VERB TABLE

plateau

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	plateau
	he, she, it	plateaus
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	plateaued
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have plateaued
	he, she, it	has plateaued
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had plateaued
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will plateau
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have plateaued

Continuous Form
Present	I	am plateauing
	he, she, it	is plateauing
	you, we, they	are plateauing
Past	I, he, she, it	was plateauing
	you, we, they	were plateauing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been plateauing
	he, she, it	has been plateauing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been plateauing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be plateauing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been plateauing

if costs, achievement, etc. plateau, they do not change much, especially after increasing for a period of time: Interest rates have plateaued at 8%.