steep

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

Translation

adj. 陡峭的;誇大的;不合理的
vt. 浸;泡;使充滿
vi. 泡;沉浸
n. 浸漬;峭壁
Word Forms
過去式steeped
過去分詞steeped
現在分詞steeping
第三人稱單數steeps
比較級steeper
最高級steepest
複數steeps

Phrases & Collocations

steep hill

陡峭的山坡

steep price

高昂的價格

steep learning curve

陡峭的學習曲線

steep competition

激烈的競爭

steeped in tradition

傳統悠久

a steep drop

急劇下降

steeped in history

歷史悠久

steep mountain

陡峭的山

a steep climb

艱難的攀爬

steep slope

陡坡,急坡;高傾斜

steep rise

急升

steep dip

陡傾;急傾斜

steep incline

陡坡

steep grade

急傾斜;陡坡;爬坡車道

corn steep liquor

玉米漿

Example Sentences

the steep inclination of a roof.

斜而陡的屋頂

the steep rise in unemployment.

失業人數的急遽上升。

a steep membership fee.

過高的會員費。

a steep rise in salaries.

薪水的陡漲

There was a steep rise in prices.

價格暴漲。

a steep, black-diamond run.

在陡峭的黑道上的滑行。

this is a rather steep statement.

這是一份過分誇大的聲明。

scramble up a steep hillside

爬上陡峭的山坡

The face of the cliff was a steep climb.

這面峭壁是險峻的攀登之地

the plane had gone into a steep descent.

飛機陡然下降。

a steep, badly eroded descent.

陡峭而且已被嚴重侵蝕的坡道。

the land fell away in a steep bank.

地面下傾形成陡峭的河岸。

a city steeped in history.

一個具有悠久歷史的城市。

steep the tea in boiling water

用開水泡茶

ruins steeped in gloom

籠罩在幽暗之中的廢墟

This is a city steeped in history.

這是一座歷史悠久的城市。

Real-world Examples

The train snailed up the steep grade.

火車蝸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頂。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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

然而,弗蘭克爾的書《浸泡:茶的化學》可不是開玩笑的。

Source: This month VOA Special English

It's the steepest part of this trendline.

這是這條趨勢線上最陡峭的部分。

Source: Vox opinion

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

它經常與形容詞“陡峭的”一起使用,陡峭的學習曲線。

Source: Emma's delicious English

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

他說,馬丁·路德·金總是沉浸在各種想法之中,總是有所準備。

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

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

算了,我們覺得瓦格尼爾對我們來說太貴了。

Source: Our Day Season 2

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

作爲總理,他將一度瀕臨危機的土耳其恢復了經濟穩定。

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歲的眼裏,那座土丘就像是一座山,而且坡度陡得不可思議。

Source: "Christian Science Monitor" Reading Selections

Sometimes bees paid a steep price for this preference.

有時蜜蜂會爲這種偏好付出高昂的代價。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds September 2017 Compilation

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