plateau
gb/plætˈoʊ/ us/plætˈoʊ/
B2
Anh
~ 8500
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
B2
entity
1
High, fairly flat area of land
A big, high area of land that is mostly flat on top.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a [adjective] plateau near [a place]
Lỗi thường gặp:
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."
Từ đồng nghĩa
tableland (More technical and less common, mainly used in geography.)
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high plain (Describes similar flat high land but sounds more descriptive than technical.)
Từ trái nghĩa
valley (A low area of land between hills or mountains, the opposite of high flat land.)
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lowland (General term for land that is low and not elevated.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
rocky plateau
|high plateau
|mountain plateau
|desert plateau
|on the plateau
|the Tibetan Plateau
Chủ đề
geography
|nature
|travel
|space
Ví dụ
- The town sits on a wide plateau above the river.
- After climbing for three hours, they reached a grassy plateau with a beautiful view.
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- We walked across a large plateau.
- The city is on a high plateau.
- 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.
Danh từ
B2
state
2
Stage when progress stops changing
A time when something that was growing or changing stops and stays at the same level.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a plateau in [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
stagnation (More formal and negative; often suggests unhealthy lack of movement.)
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leveling-off (Describes the same pattern but focuses more neutrally on the shape of the change.)
Từ trái nghĩa
breakthrough (A sudden important improvement after a period of little or no progress.)
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surge (A strong, sudden increase, the opposite of staying flat.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
hit a plateau
|reach a plateau
|a plateau in growth
|weight-loss plateau
|career plateau
|sales plateau
Chủ đề
work
|education
|health
|statistics
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- Her French improved quickly at first, but then she hit a plateau.
- After several years of rapid growth, the company entered a plateau in sales.
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I worked hard, but my progress reached a plateau.
- Our sales rose fast, then they hit a plateau.
- 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.
Động từ
C1
action
3
Stop rising and stay the same
To stop going up or getting better and stay at about the same level.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] plateaus at [a level]
Lỗi thường gặp:
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."
Từ đồng nghĩa
level off (Very close in meaning and common in everyday speech; often sounds a bit more informal and visual.)
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stagnate (More negative; suggests staying the same in a bad or unhealthy way.)
Từ trái nghĩa
soar (Describes a fast and strong rise, opposite of staying flat.)
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accelerate (To start increasing faster, opposite of slowing and then staying the same.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
sales plateaued
|growth plateaued
|performance plateaued
|plateau at [number]
|interest rates plateau
|progress plateaued
Chủ đề
work
|health
|statistics
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- After months of rapid weight loss, her results plateaued.
- Housing prices have plateaued at a very high level.
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- My English has plateaued this year.
- The number of users plateaued at one million.
- Sales grew fast, then they plateaued.
- His progress plateaued after three months of practice.
- The temperature plateaued at 30 degrees.
Danh từ
technical
C1
entity
4
Flat section of a curve or graph
On a chart or line graph, a part where the line is almost flat and the value does not change much.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a plateau on/in [a graph/curve]
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
steady-state region (Technical term used when a measured value remains constant over time or range.)
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flat phase (Descriptive term focusing on the visual flat part of the curve.)
Từ trái nghĩa
steep rise (A sharply increasing part of a graph, visually opposite to a flat section.)
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slope (Any clearly rising or falling part of the curve, contrasting with a horizontal plateau.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a plateau on the graph
|plateau phase
|dose-response plateau
|concentration plateau
|steady-state plateau
|voltage plateau
Chủ đề
science
|statistics
|medicine
|technology
Ví dụ
- The graph shows a clear plateau between 40 and 60 minutes, where the heart rate stays constant.
- After a sharp increase, the dose-response curve reaches a plateau.
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- On this graph, there is a plateau in the middle.
- The line goes up, then there is a flat plateau, then it goes up again.
- 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.
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plateau
IPA
GB/plætˈoʊ/
US/plætˈoʊ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
plat - eau (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (eau)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: plateau
- Plural: plateaus, plateaux
Verb
- Base: plateau
- 3rd Person Singular: plateaus
- Present Participle: plateauing
- Past: plateaued
Họ từ
Forms
plateaus
noun
plateaux
noun
plateauing
verb
plateaued
verb
Related words
tableland
noun
mesa
noun B2
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.