| 单词 | plateau |
| 释义 | plateau (once / 750 pages) n A plateau is a high, flat area of land. The word has also been stretched to include a leveling off of progress. At first the children at the sleepover were running wild, but then their energy level reached a plateau. You can see the word plate inside plateau. Think flat like a plate, or think about mountains that look like tables you could set with plates–-so flat the plates won't fall off. If you're a French speaker, this will be easier, as plateau derives from the French plat, "level." WORD FAMILYplateau: plateaus, plateaux USAGE EXAMPLESBut this plateau is a very good start. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) “No ligament damage. On the MRI there were two lit up spots that was the bone bruise on the tibial plateau.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) On Sunday, Manning completed his 4,000th career pass, becoming one of only seven NFL quarterbacks to reach that plateau. Wall Street Journal(Dec 18, 2016) n a relatively flat highland Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper tableland Laurentian Highlands a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean Ardennesa wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II Najda central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Guiana Highlandsa mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil Cambrian Mountainsa rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales Colorado Plateaua large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner Llano Estacadoa large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains Massif Centrala mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country mesa, table flat tableland with steep edges bench, terracea level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) highland, upland elevated (e.g., mountainous) land |
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