steep

[US]/stiːp/
[UK]/stiːp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 陡峭的;夸大的;不合理的
vt. 浸;泡;使充满
vi. 泡;沉浸
n. 浸渍;峭壁
Word Forms
过去式steeped
过去分词steeped
现在分词steeping
第三人称单数steeps
比较级steeper
最高级steepest
复数steeps

Phrases & Collocations

steep hill

陡峭的山坡

steep price

高昂的价格

steep learning curve

陡峭的学习曲线

steep competition

激烈的竞争

steeped in tradition

传统悠久

a steep drop

急剧下降

steeped in history

历史悠久

steep mountain

陡峭的山

a steep climb

艰难的攀爬

steep slope

陡坡,急坡;高倾斜

steep rise

急升

steep dip

陡倾;急倾斜

steep incline

陡坡

steep grade

急倾斜;陡坡;爬坡车道

corn steep liquor

玉米浆

Example Sentences

the steep inclination of a roof.

斜而陡的屋顶

the steep rise in unemployment.

失业人数的急遽上升。

a steep membership fee.

过高的会员费。

a steep rise in salaries.

薪水的陡涨

There was a steep rise in prices.

价格暴涨。

a steep, black-diamond run.

在陡峭的黑道上的滑行。

this is a rather steep statement.

这是一份过分夸大的声明。

scramble up a steep hillside

爬上陡峭的山坡

The face of the cliff was a steep climb.

这面峭壁是险峻的攀登之地

the plane had gone into a steep descent.

飞机陡然下降。

a steep, badly eroded descent.

陡峭而且已被严重侵蚀的坡道。

the land fell away in a steep bank.

地面下倾形成陡峭的河岸。

a city steeped in history.

一个具有悠久历史的城市。

steep the tea in boiling water

用开水泡茶

ruins steeped in gloom

笼罩在幽暗之中的废墟

This is a city steeped in history.

这是一座历史悠久的城市。

Real-world Examples

The train snailed up the steep grade.

火车蜗牛一般地慢慢爬上陡坡。

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

The peaks grow tall with steep slopes.

形成既高又陡峭的山顶。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Francl's book Steeped, however, is no joke.

然而,弗兰克尔的书《浸泡:茶的化学》可不是开玩笑的。

Source: This month VOA Special English

It's the steepest part of this trendline.

这是这条趋势线上最陡峭的部分。

Source: Vox opinion

It's often used with the adjective steep, a steep learning curve.

它经常与形容词“陡峭的”一起使用,陡峭的学习曲线。

Source: Emma's delicious English

Martin Luther King Jr., he says, was always steeped in the ideas and always prepared.

他说,马丁·路德·金总是沉浸在各种想法之中,总是有所准备。

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

No, I think the, uh, Wagoneer's a little too steep for us.

算了,我们觉得瓦格尼尔对我们来说太贵了。

Source: Our Day Season 2

As Prime Minister, he's restored economic stability to a country once steeped in crisis.

作为总理,他将一度濒临危机的土耳其恢复了经济稳定。

Source: BBC Listening November 2012 Collection

To my 12-year-old eyes, the hill was a mountain and the slope impossibly steep.

在我12岁的眼里,那座土丘就像是一座山,而且坡度陡得不可思议。

Source: "Christian Science Monitor" Reading Selections

Sometimes bees paid a steep price for this preference.

有时蜜蜂会为这种偏好付出高昂的代价。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds September 2017 Compilation

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