plateau

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plat·eau1 /ˈplætəʊ $ plæˈtoʊ/ ●○○ noun (plural plateaus or plateaux /-təʊz $ -ˈtoʊz/) [countable]  1. SGa large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it 高原2  PERIOD OF TIMEa period during which the level of something does not change, especially after a period when it was increasing 平稳时期，〔尤指某物增长后的〕稳定期 Inflation rates have reached a plateau. 通货膨胀率已趋平稳。

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plateau• The fifteenth, seemingly relatively tame at 167 yards, had a plateau green that sloped from right to left.• The king's highway, an important trade route, ran down the eastern plateau.• Then teammate Joel Zide of Northridge quickened the pace to reach the five-fish plateau first.• We inched up over the ridge and began our descent on to the high, tree-stippled plateau of far western Chihuahua.• Alkaline basalts record the passage of the plateau over a hotspot during the Eocene.• This place, the plateau, was where we'd spend most of our time on Back Hill.• They were tired and ill and they could not walk up to the plateau.• The plateau was a far cry from the workaday cottages by the harbour.plateau2 verb [intransitive]  if something plateaus, it reaches and then stays at a particular level 达到稳定时期[阶段]；达到并保持稳定水平 The athletic footwear market has not yet plateaued. 运动鞋市场还未达到饱和。→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionaryplateauplat‧eau1 /ˈplætəʊplæˈtoʊ/ verb [intransitive] if something plateaus, it reaches and then stays at a particular levelThe athletic footwear market has not yet plateaued.→ See Verb tableplateauplateau2 noun [countable usually singular] a period during which the level of something does not change, especially after it has been increasingThe rate of inflation has reached a plateau.Origin plateau1 (1700-1800) French Old French platel “flat piece of metal”, from plat; → PLATE1

plat·eau1 nounplateau2 verbChineseSyllable  

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plateau

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plat‧eau¹ /ˈplætəʊ $ plæˈtoʊ/ noun (plural plateaus or plateaux /-təʊz $ -ˈtoʊz/) [countable]1. a large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
2. a period during which the level of something does not change, especially after a period when it was increasing:
    Inflation rates have reached a plateau.

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plateau² verb [intransitive]
if something plateaus, it reaches and then stays at a particular level:
    The athletic footwear market has not yet plateaued.