level off/out

phrasal verbphr v

a) FLATto stop going up or down and continue at the same height 保持水平

After climbing steeply, the path levelled off.

过了陡坡以后，小路就变平坦了。

The plane levelled out at 30,000 feet.

飞机在30,000英尺高空水平飞行。

b) to stop rising or falling and become steady 变得平稳

Inflation has begun to level off.

通胀已开始趋于平稳。

c) level something ↔ off/outFLAT to make something flat and smooth 使某物平坦，使某物平整

Examples from the Corpus

level off/out• After climbing steeply through woodland the lane levelled off.• One economist suggests that the numbers might increase further before they level off.• The shares were floated on the Stock Market in 1987 at an equivalent 45p and yesterday managed to level out at 260p.• We anticipate that complaints will level off at approximately 950 a year.• In the mid nineties the rate of new infections began to level off in some heavily saturated nations.• Finally, studies have shown fitness improvement levels off once you are easily able to exercise for 30 minutes.• Barcelona imported most of her meat and wheat, and imports levelled out prices.• As the floor levelled off the lights flickered and came up, the engine noise settling down to a steady background roar.• Where the path levels out you will find an old cottage.

→ level off/out at level3(4)

单词	level off/out
释义	level off/out level off/out phrasal verbphr v a) FLATto stop going up or down and continue at the same height 保持水平 After climbing steeply, the path levelled off. 过了陡坡以后，小路就变平坦了。 The plane levelled out at 30,000 feet. 飞机在30,000英尺高空水平飞行。 b) to stop rising or falling and become steady 变得平稳 Inflation has begun to level off. 通胀已开始趋于平稳。 c) level something ↔ off/outFLAT to make something flat and smooth 使某物平坦，使某物平整 Examples from the Corpus level off/out• After climbing steeply through woodland the lane levelled off.• One economist suggests that the numbers might increase further before they level off.• The shares were floated on the Stock Market in 1987 at an equivalent 45p and yesterday managed to level out at 260p.• We anticipate that complaints will level off at approximately 950 a year.• In the mid nineties the rate of new infections began to level off in some heavily saturated nations.• Finally, studies have shown fitness improvement levels off once you are easily able to exercise for 30 minutes.• Barcelona imported most of her meat and wheat, and imports levelled out prices.• As the floor levelled off the lights flickered and came up, the engine noise settling down to a steady background roar.• Where the path levels out you will find an old cottage. → level off/out at level3(4)
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