plateau

/ˈplætəʊ/· 动词

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plateau
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Chinese meaning

(增zēng长zhǎng)进jìn入rù平píng台tái期qī,趋qū于yú停tíng滞zhì

增zēng长zhǎng后hòu趋qū于yú稳wěn定dìng、停tíng滞zhì

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中zhōng国guó煤méi电diàn增zēng长zhǎng触chù顶dǐng,不bù再zài攀pān升shēng

Example

Fossil fuels are starting to plateau in China, as renewables drive more power generation in a new phase for the country’s energy transition.

随suí着zhe可kě再zài生shēng能néng源yuán在zài中zhōng国guó能néng源yuán转zhuǎn型xíng的de新xīn阶jiē段duàn中zhōng贡gòng献xiàn更gèng多duō发fā电diàn量liàng,化huà石shí燃rán料liào的de使shǐ用yòng开kāi始shǐ进jìn入rù平píng台tái期qī。

Source: Semafor · 8 Sep 2026

Background ✎

中zhōng国guó的de化huà石shí燃rán料liào使shǐ用yòng正zhèng在zài进jìn入rù平píng台tái期qī,可kě再zài生shēng能néng源yuán正zhèng带dài动dòng更gèng多duō发fā电diàn量liàng增zēng长zhǎng。中zhōng国guó26个gè省shěng区qū中zhōng已yǐ有yǒu17个gè省shěng区qū的de煤méi电diàn停tíng止zhǐ增zēng长zhǎng,这zhè被bèi视shì为wèi中zhōng国guó能néng源yuán转zhuǎn型xíng迈mài入rù新xīn阶jiē段duàn的de信xìn号hào。

Roots · etymology

源法语 plateau,plat(平)+ -eau,本义'高原'

  • 单纯词,源自 plat(平)+ -eau(小称后缀)

Collocations

  • plateau off / reach a plateau / plateau in growth

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