plateau
gb/plætˈoʊ/ us/plætˈoʊ/
B2
انگلیسی
~ 8500
fennsík, stagnálás, megrekedés, stagnál, megreked, plató, vízszintes szakasz
اسم
B2
1
fennsík
B1
الگوی کاربرد:
a [adjective] plateau near [a place]
The town sits on a wide plateau above the river.
A város egy széles fennsíkon fekszik a folyó felett.
After climbing for three hours, they reached a grassy plateau with a beautiful view.
Háromórás mászás után egy füves fennsíkra értek, ahonnan gyönyörű kilátás nyílt.
Much of central Spain is a high plateau surrounded by mountains.
The Tibetan Plateau is often called the "roof of the world."
Small farms were scattered across the rocky plateau.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
We walked across a large plateau.
Átsétáltunk egy nagy fennsíkon.
The city is on a high plateau.
A város egy magas fennsíkon fekszik.
From the plateau, we could see the sea far away.
There are many sheep on the flat plateau.
They built a road across the plateau.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes think a plateau is the same as a mountain. A plateau is high like a mountain, but it has a wide, mostly flat top, not a pointed peak. Also, remember it is countable, so use an article: "a plateau," not just "plateau."
معنی
High, fairly flat area of land
ترکیبهای رایج
rocky plateau
|high plateau
|mountain plateau
|desert plateau
|on the plateau
|the Tibetan Plateau
هممعنیها
tableland (More technical and less common, mainly used in geography.)
|
high plain (Describes similar flat high land but sounds more descriptive than technical.)
متضادها
valley (A low area of land between hills or mountains, the opposite of high flat land.)
|
lowland (General term for land that is low and not elevated.)
موضوعها
geography
|nature
|travel
|space
تعریف
A big, high area of land that is mostly flat on top.
A large area of fairly level high ground that rises sharply above the surrounding land.
اسم
B2
2
stagnálás
B2
megrekedés
B2
الگوی کاربرد:
a plateau in [something]
Her French improved quickly at first, but then she hit a plateau.
A franciatudása eleinte gyorsan javult, de aztán megrekedt a fejlődése.
After several years of rapid growth, the company entered a plateau in sales.
Több évnyi gyors növekedés után stagnálás állt be a vállalat eladásaiban.
My weight loss has reached a plateau, even though I’m still exercising.
Economic growth is expected to rise and then settle into a long plateau.
The team’s performance climbed for three seasons and then hit a frustrating plateau.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
I worked hard, but my progress reached a plateau.
Keményen dolgoztam, de a fejlődésem megrekedt.
Our sales rose fast, then they hit a plateau.
Az eladásaink gyorsan nőttek, aztán stagnálni kezdtek.
His English was better every month, but now it is on a plateau.
The app’s user numbers are at a plateau this year.
My fitness is on a plateau; I am not getting stronger.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse the noun and verb forms and say "I plateaued" when they want to talk about the period; in that case, it is more natural to say "I hit a plateau" or "I reached a plateau." Also, a plateau is not just a small pause; it means the level stays almost the same for a noticeable time.
معنی
Stage when progress stops changing
ترکیبهای رایج
hit a plateau
|reach a plateau
|a plateau in growth
|weight-loss plateau
|career plateau
|sales plateau
هممعنیها
stagnation (More formal and negative; often suggests unhealthy lack of movement.)
|
leveling-off (Describes the same pattern but focuses more neutrally on the shape of the change.)
متضادها
breakthrough (A sudden important improvement after a period of little or no progress.)
|
surge (A strong, sudden increase, the opposite of staying flat.)
موضوعها
work
|education
|health
|statistics
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
A time when something that was growing or changing stops and stays at the same level.
A stage or period during which progress, growth, or change slows down greatly or stops and remains at about the same level.
فعل
C1
3
الگوی کاربرد:
[something] plateaus at [a level]
After months of rapid weight loss, her results plateaued.
Több hónapnyi gyors fogyás után megállt nála a fogyás.
Housing prices have plateaued at a very high level.
A lakásárak nagyon magas szinten stagnálnak.
The company’s growth plateaued last year after an early boom.
My running speed has plateaued, even though I train every day.
Researchers found that the benefits plateaued after about eight weeks of treatment.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
My English has plateaued this year.
Idén megrekedt az angoltudásom.
The number of users plateaued at one million.
A felhasználók száma egymilliónál állt meg.
Sales grew fast, then they plateaued.
His progress plateaued after three months of practice.
The temperature plateaued at 30 degrees.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes use "plateau" as a verb with an object, like "The coach plateaued him." In modern English, "plateau" is usually intransitive: "His performance plateaued" or "Sales plateaued at 10%." You can say "plateau at" a level, but not "plateau something."
معنی
Stop rising and stay the same
ترکیبهای رایج
sales plateaued
|growth plateaued
|performance plateaued
|plateau at [number]
|interest rates plateau
|progress plateaued
هممعنیها
level off (Very close in meaning and common in everyday speech; often sounds a bit more informal and visual.)
|
stagnate (More negative; suggests staying the same in a bad or unhealthy way.)
متضادها
soar (Describes a fast and strong rise, opposite of staying flat.)
|
accelerate (To start increasing faster, opposite of slowing and then staying the same.)
موضوعها
work
|health
|statistics
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
To stop going up or getting better and stay at about the same level.
To stop increasing or improving and continue at nearly the same level for a period of time.
اسم
C1
TECHNICAL
4
plató
C1
الگوی کاربرد:
a plateau on/in [a graph/curve]
The graph shows a clear plateau between 40 and 60 minutes, where the heart rate stays constant.
A grafikonon 40 és 60 perc között jól látható plató van, ahol a pulzusszám állandó marad.
After a sharp increase, the dose-response curve reaches a plateau.
Meredek emelkedés után a dózis-válasz görbe platót ér el.
Blood levels of the drug rise quickly and then form a plateau at steady state.
The learning curve includes an early plateau before performance improves again.
At higher voltages, the current enters a plateau and no longer increases.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
On this graph, there is a plateau in the middle.
Ezen a grafikonon középen egy vízszintes szakasz látható.
The line goes up, then there is a flat plateau, then it goes up again.
A vonal emelkedik, aztán jön egy lapos, vízszintes szakasz, majd újra emelkedik.
The result curve has a long plateau at the top.
We can see a plateau where the speed stays the same.
The temperature line shows a short plateau at 50°C.
اشتباه رایج:
Some learners confuse this technical sense with the general idea of "no progress" in life or work. In scientific writing, a plateau usually refers specifically to the flat part of a measured graph or curve, not to personal development.
معنی
Flat section of a curve or graph
ترکیبهای رایج
a plateau on the graph
|plateau phase
|dose-response plateau
|concentration plateau
|steady-state plateau
|voltage plateau
هممعنیها
steady-state region (Technical term used when a measured value remains constant over time or range.)
|
flat phase (Descriptive term focusing on the visual flat part of the curve.)
متضادها
steep rise (A sharply increasing part of a graph, visually opposite to a flat section.)
|
slope (Any clearly rising or falling part of the curve, contrasting with a horizontal plateau.)
موضوعها
science
|statistics
|medicine
|technology
تعریف
On a chart or line graph, a part where the line is almost flat and the value does not change much.
In graphs or scientific measurements, a part of a curve or line where the value remains almost constant over a range of the x-axis.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
plateau
IPA
GB/plætˈoʊ/
US/plætˈoʊ/
هجاها و تکیه
plat - eau (۲ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (eau)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: plateau
- Plural: plateaus, plateaux
Verb
- Base: plateau
- 3rd Person Singular: plateaus
- Present Participle: plateauing
- Past: plateaued
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
plateaus
noun
plateaux
noun
plateauing
verb
plateaued
verb
Related words
tableland
noun
mesa
noun B2
عبارتها
hit a plateau
1/hˈɪt ə plætˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
Suddenly enter a no-progress stage
To suddenly come to a time when you stop improving or changing and stay at the same level.
نمونهها
- I’ve hit a plateau at the gym and I’m not getting any stronger.
- The project hit a plateau, and the team felt frustrated by the lack of progress.
- Our subscriber numbers have hit a plateau this quarter.
plateau phase
1/plætˈoʊ fˈeɪz/
fixed phrase
technical
Stage when a measured value is constant
A time in an experiment, process, or graph when the measured value stays almost the same and does not go up or down much.
نمونهها
- During the plateau phase of the reaction, the concentration remains stable.
- After the initial rise, the heart rate enters a plateau phase.
- The results show a long plateau phase before the next increase.
reach a plateau
1/ɹˈit͡ʃ ə plætˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
Arrive at a stage with no progress
To come to a time when something that was growing or improving stops changing and stays at the same level.
نمونهها
- My language learning has reached a plateau, so I need to change my study methods.
- Sales have reached a plateau after three years of strong growth.
- Her recovery reached a plateau, and the doctors adjusted her treatment.