plateau
英 ['plætəʊ]
美[plæ'to]
- n. 高原；稳定水平；托盘；平顶女帽
- vi. 达到平衡；达到稳定时期
考试真题
- As some countries expand operations in Antarctica, the United States maintains three year-round stations on the continent with more than 1,000 people during the southern hemisphere's summer, including those at the Amundsen-Scott station, built in 1956 at an elevation of 9,301 feet on a plateau at the South Pole.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- As some countries expand operations in Antarctica, the United States maintains three year-round stations on the continent with more than 1,000 people during the southern hemisphere's summer, including those at the Amundsen-Scott station, built in 1956 at
2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- Workers tended to be diligent for the first few days of the week in any case, before hitting a plateau and then slackening off.
2010年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ