plural plateaus also plateaux /plæˈtoʊz/ plural plateaus also plateaux /plæˈtoʊz/ Learner's definition of PLATEAU
[count]
1
: a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it高原 — see color picture on this page 2
: a period when something does not increase or advance any further(增长或发展的)平稳时期,停滞时期 -
After several years of rapid growth, the company is now at a plateau. [=it has stopped growing]经过几年快速增长之后,公司现在处于平稳期。
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The price of gas seems to have reached a plateau.油价似乎已达到平稳期。
2 plateau /plæˈtoʊ/ verb
plateaus; plateaued; plateauing
plateaus; plateaued; plateauing
Learner's definition of PLATEAU
[no object]
: to stop growing or increasing : to reach a plateau达到稳定时期;进入停滞状态