| 单词 | plateau |
| 释义 | plateau /pla toh"/ or, esp. Brit., /plat"oh/, n. , pl. plateaus, plateaux /-tohz", -tohz/, v. , plateaued, plateauing. n. 1. a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons. 2. a period or state of little or no growth or decline: to reach a plateau in one's career. 3. Psychol. a period of little or no apparent progress in an individual's learning, marked by an inability to increase speed, reduce number of errors, etc., and indicated by a horizontal stretch in a learning curve or graph. 4. a flat stand, as for a centerpiece, sometimes extending the full length of a table. v.i. 5. to reach a state or level of little or no growth or decline, esp. to stop increasing or progressing; remain at a stable level of achievement; level off: After a period of uninterrupted growth, sales began to plateau. v.t. 6. to cause to remain at a stable level, esp. to prevent from rising or progressing: Rising inflation plateaued sales income. [1785-95; < F; OF platel flat object, dim. of plat PLATE1] |
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