| 单词 | plateau |
| 释义 | plateau —plateau /ˈplæt.əʊ/ aep /plætˈoʊ/ noun [C] (PLURAL UK plateaux /-z/ or US ALSO plateaus) (FLAT LAND) ► F0 a large flat area of land that is high above sea levelThesaurus+: ↑Hills and mountains or US ALSO plateaus) (NO CHANGE) ► F0 a period during which there are no large changes: » The US death rate reached a plateau in the 1960s, before declining suddenly.Thesaurus+: ↑Pauses and interludesverb [I] ↑Verb Endings for plateau ► F0 to reach a particular level and then stay the same: » I'd been losing about a pound a week on my diet, but recently I've plateaued and haven't lost an ounce.» The economic slowdown has caused our sales to plateau.Thesaurus+: ↑Keeping and staying the same , ↑Not able to be changed |
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