词汇 | level off |
释义 | Idiom level off to stop increasing or being reduced.The price of gas has finally leveled off after going up for several months.Television ratings had leveled off and then dropped slightly. Phr V level off levels, levelling, levelled American & Australian also levels, leveling, leveled level off/out if a rate or amount levels off, it stops rising or falling and it stays at the same levelEuropean exports have now levelled off after soaring during the 1980's.House prices are finally levelling out after the steep falls of the past two years. if an aircraft levels off, it begins to travel at a fixed height after having moved up or downThe plane rose sharply before levelling off as it left the coast. level off/out (sth) or level (sth) off/out to become flat, or to make the surface of something smooth and flatThey've put a wooden seat where the ground levels off, halfway up the hill.Add six spoonfuls of sugar, levelling off each spoonful with a knife to ensure the precise amount. 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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