plateau

n.

高原；平稳时期，稳定水平；停滞期；

v.

进入停滞期；达到平稳状态；

复数：plateauxplateaus过去式：plateaued现在分词：plateauing第三人称单数：plateaus

loess plateau黄土高原

tibetan plateau青藏高原

qinghai-tibet plateau青藏高原

tibet plateau青藏高原

colorado plateau科罗拉多高原（美国西南部高原）

plateau phenomenon高原现象

high plateau高地，高原

plateau climate高原气候

career plateau职业高原；职业生涯高原

1. The plateau extends for many miles.
   高原连绵许多英里。
2. The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.
   该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
3. After a period of rapid inflation, price have now reach a plateau.
   经急剧通货膨胀之后物价现已趋于平稳。
4. Mortgage rates declined, then reached a plateau.
   抵押价格下跌，然后达到稳定水平
5. Cases of the disease may have now reached a plateau.
   这些病例现在应该已经达到稳定状态。
6. Space programme has reached a plateau of development.
   太空研究已经达到了稳定发展时期。
7. Sales have now reached a plateau.
   销售现已开始停滞不前。

1. The athletic footwear market has not yet plateaued.
   运动鞋市场并没趋于平稳。
2. The tension seemed to grow by degrees, then it plateaued.
   紧张（局势）看来升级，然后转入平稳状态。

THE EVOLUTION OF THE ALTIPLANO-PUNA PLATEAU OF THE CENTRAL ANDES
Uplift of the Central Andean Plateau and bending of the Bolivian Orocline
Thermal conductivity of amorphous solids above the plateau
Rangeland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau: A review of the evidence of its magnitude and causes
LATE CENOZOIC INTENSIVE UPLIFT OF QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU AND ITS IMPACTS ON ENVIRONMENTS IN SURROUNDING AREA
Development of the continent-ocean transform boundary of the southern Exmouth Plateau
Forcing of late Cenozoic northern hemisphere climate by plateau uplift in southern Asia and the American west
Thermal uplift and erosion across the continent-ocean transform boundary of the southern Exmouth Plateau
Variation and control of soil organic carbon and other nutrients in permafrost regions on central Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Ruddiman, W. F. & Kutzbach, J. E. Forcing of Late Cenozoic Northern Hemisphere climate by plateau uplift in southern Asia and the Am...