| 词汇 | steep |
| 释义 | steep (verb) steep 2 ENTRIES FOUND: steep (adjective) steep (verb) 1 steep /ˈstiːp/ adjective steeper; steepest 1 steep /ˈstiːp/ adjective steeper; steepest Learner's definition of STEEP [also more steep; most steep] 1 : almost straight up and down : rising or falling very sharply陡的；陡峭的 a steep slope/hillside陡峭的斜坡/山坡 The stairs are very steep.台阶很陡。 2 : going up or down very quickly急剧的；大起大落的 a steep drop/increase in prices物价陡降/陡升 3 : very high很高 The store's prices are too steep for me.对我来说这家店的价格太高了。 Their rates are pretty steep.他们收费相当高。 pay a steep price — see 1pay — steeply adverb [more steeply; most steeply] The hill rose steeply.那座小山陡立。 Stock prices rose/fell steeply today.今天的股价大涨/大跌。 — steepness noun [noncount] 2 steep /ˈstiːp/ verb steeps; steeped; steeping 2 steep /ˈstiːp/ verb steeps; steeped; steeping Learner's definition of STEEP : to put (something) in a liquid for a period of time浸泡 [+ object] Steep the tea for three minutes.把茶泡三分钟。 [no object] The tea steeped for five minutes.茶泡了五分钟。 steep in [phrasal verb] 1 steep (someone) in (something) : to make (someone) know and understand a lot about (something)使沉浸于；使潜心于 Prior to his trip, he spent a few weeks steeping himself in the language. [=learning a lot about the language]旅行之前，他用了好几个星期学习那门语言。 — often used as (be) steeped in常用作(be) steeped in She was steeped in the classics. [=she had learned a lot about the classics]她潜心研习古典文学名著。 2 — used as (be) steeped in to say that there is a lot of something in a place, time, etc.（某地、某时等）充满，富于 an area steeped in history [=an area where many important historical events occurred]重大历史事件多发的地区 It was a time in the nation's history that was steeped in bloodshed. [=a time when there was a lot of bloodshed]那是国家一段充满血腥的历史。 |
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