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plateau n.高地,高原；(上升后的)稳定水平(或时期、状态) 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." ★☆☆☆☆ 2010.0

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['plætəu; plæ'təu] A plateau is a high, flat area of land. The word has also been stretched to include a leveling off of progress––for a while the eighth graders having a sleepover were crazy, then their energy level reached a plateau. Workers tended to be diligent for the first few days of the week in any case, before hitting a plateau and then slackening off. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]高原 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.一条宽阔的山谷展现在眼前，通往一处平整的开垦地高原。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（活动或进程中的）稳定阶段，停滞时期 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 US heroin market now appears to have reached a plateau...美国的海洛因市场现在似乎已到了停滞期。I think the economy is stuck on a kind of plateau of slow growth.我认为经济将停留在缓慢发展的阶段。3[VERB 动词]（活动、进程、成本等）达到稳定阶段，进入停滞时期 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.   [V out]  [V at n]Evelyn's career is accelerating, and mine is plateauing out a bit...伊夫琳的职业生涯蒸蒸日上，而我的则停滞不前。The shares plateaued at 153p.股票稳定在153便士。

英语单词	plateau
英美音标	['plætəu; plæ'təu]
中文释义	n.高地,高原；(上升后的)稳定水平(或时期、状态)
vocab简明	A plateau is a high, flat area of land. The word has also been stretched to include a leveling off of progress––for a while the eighth graders having a sleepover were crazy, then their energy level reached a plateau.
vocab扩展	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."
真题原句	Workers tended to be diligent for the first few days of the week in any case, before hitting a plateau and then slackening off.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]高原 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. 一条宽阔的山谷展现在眼前，通往一处平整的开垦地高原。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（活动或进程中的）稳定阶段，停滞时期 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 US heroin market now appears to have reached a plateau... 美国的海洛因市场现在似乎已到了停滞期。 I think the economy is stuck on a kind of plateau of slow growth. 我认为经济将停留在缓慢发展的阶段。 3 [VERB 动词]（活动、进程、成本等）达到稳定阶段，进入停滞时期 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. [V out] [V at n] Evelyn's career is accelerating, and mine is plateauing out a bit... 伊夫琳的职业生涯蒸蒸日上，而我的则停滞不前。 The shares plateaued at 153p. 股票稳定在153便士。
来源	2010.0

Plateau Flat Reached Land High Area Word French