plateau

v.
（在一段时间的发展之后）趋于平稳，进入停滞期

n.
高原；（发展、增长后的）稳定期，停滞期；高原印第安人；托盘

Phrase

1 Loess Plateau
黄土高原 ; 黄土高坡 ; 在黄土高原上播种草籽 ; 黄土沟壑

2 Tibetan Plateau
青藏高原 ; 西藏高原

3 Deccan Plateau
德干高原 ; 印度德干高原 ; 如印度的德干高原

Bilingual example sentences

1 The U.S. heroin market now appears to have reached a plateau.
美国的海洛因市场目前似乎已进入了一个稳定阶段。

2 We took a plane southwest across the Anatolian plateau to Cappadocia.
我们乘飞机朝西南方,越过安纳托利亚高原,飞往卡帕多细亚。

3 A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated land.
一个宽阔的山谷展开，通向一片平坦的高原耕地。

Dictionary phrases

1 loess plateau
黄土高原

2 tibetan plateau
青藏高原

3 qinghai-tibet plateau
青藏高原

Wikipedia

Plateau

In geology and earth science, a plateau (/pləˈtoʊ/ or /ˈplætoʊ/; plural plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. A plateau is an elevated land. It is a flat topped table standing above the surrounding area. A plateau may have one or more sides with steep slopes.