n.  高原

n.  平稳时期，〔尤指某物增长后的〕稳定期

v.  达到稳定时期[阶段]；达到并保持稳定水平

• 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. 位于南极高原上

• Inflation rates have reached a plateau. 通货膨胀率已趋平稳。

• Unemployment has at last plateaued out. 失业情况终于稳定了下来。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/