| 词汇 | leveling off |
| 释义 | (redirected from leveling off)level off1. To make something, like a surface, level or even. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "level" and "off." If you aren't careful to level off the floor, it will slope downward. 2. To reach a state of stability after a period of fluctuation. I recently went through a growth spurt, but the doctor thinks my height will level off now. Will taxes in this area ever level off? I can't afford another increase! level something offto make something level or smooth. You are going to have to level the floor off before you put the carpet down. Please level off the floor. level off[for variation or fluctuation in the motion of something] to diminish; [for a rate] to stop increasing or decreasing. The plane leveled off at 10,000 feet. After a while the workload will level off. Things will level off after we get through the end of the month. level offMove toward stability or consistency, as in Prices have leveled off. This idiom transfers a physical flattening to a figurative one. [Mid-1900s] level offv. 1. To come to follow an even, flat path after rising or falling to some level: The airplane leveled off at 5,000 feet. 2. To stop changing after rising or falling to some level: Milk prices leveled off at $2 per gallon. 3. To make something smooth or flat: The carpenter used a plane to level off the top of the cabinet. I placed the uneven piece of molding in the vise and leveled it off with a file. |
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