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单词 plateau
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plateau

/ˈplætəʊ/
(pl. plateaux /-təʊz/ 或plateaus)
1
an area of fairly level high ground
高原。
1.1
figurative a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress
〈喻〉稳定期(活动期或发展期后变化很少或无变化的状态):

the peace process had reached a plateau.

和平进程进入了稳定期。

1.2
as modifier denoting a group of American Indian peoples of the high plains of western Canada and the US, including the Nez Percé
高原印第安人(加拿大西部和美国高原地区的一支美洲印第安人, 包括内兹佩尔塞人)。
(plateaus, plateaued, plateauing)no obj.
reach a state of little or no change after a time of activity or progress
进入稳定期:

the industry's problems have plateaued out.

该行业的问题已经进入了稳定期。

词源
late 18th cent.: from French, from Old French platel, diminutive of plat 'level'.
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