LEARNit Dictionary
plateau
noun
/ˈplætəʊ/
UK
/plæˈtəʊ/
US
1
an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
فلات, سرزمین مسطح بلند, زمین مرتفع
2
a time of little or no change after a period of growth or progress
رکود, ایستایی, سکون
Inflation has reached a plateau.
The children's standard of reading seems to have reached a plateau.
verb
/ˈplætəʊ/
UK
/plæˈtəʊ/
US
1
to stay at a steady level after a period of growth or progress
به حالت پایدار رسیدن, به ثبات رسیدن, ثابت ماندن