plateau
noun /ˈplætəʊ/
/plæˈtəʊ/
(plural plateaux
/ˈplætəʊz/
/plæˈtəʊz/
, plateaus)- enlarge imagean area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
高原 - The summit is a windswept plateau of scattered rocks.
山顶暴风肆虐，碎石散布。 - From a narrow fringe of coastal plain, the main island rises to a central plateau.
主岛的沿海地带狭窄平缓，中部隆起形成高原。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- broad
- vast
- …
- reach
- overlook something
- across a/the plateau
- The summit is a windswept plateau of scattered rocks.
- a time of little or no change after a period of growth or progress
（发展、增长后的）稳定期，停滞期 - Inflation has reached a plateau.
通货膨胀停了下来。 - The children's standard of reading seems to have reached a plateau.
孩子们的阅读水平似乎停滞不前了。
WordfinderTopics Moneyc2- boom
- decline
- dip
- fluctuate
- level off/out
- peak
- plateau
- plummet
- slump
- trend
- Inflation has reached a plateau.
词源late 18th cent.: from French, from Old French platel, diminutive of plat ‘level’.