[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]陡的;陡峭的;陡直的 A steep slope rises at a very sharp angle and is difficult to go up.
San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep.
旧金山建在 40 座小山丘上,其中一些非常陡峭。
...a narrow, steep-sided valley.
两旁山坡陡峭的狭窄山谷
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The road climbs steeply, with good views of Orvieto through the trees.
路陡直地向上延伸,透过树木可以清楚地看到奥尔维耶托。
...steeply terraced valleys.
陡直的阶梯状山谷
...houses with steeply sloping roofs.
屋顶陡斜的房屋
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](增加或减少)急剧的,大幅度的 A steep increase or decrease in something is a very big increase or decrease.
Consumers are rebelling at steep price increases.
消费者在抗议物价飞涨。
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Unemployment is rising steeply.
失业率正在大幅上升。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](价格)过高的,昂贵的 If you say that the price of something is steep, you mean that it is expensive.
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The annual premium can be a little steep, but will be well worth it if your dog is injured.
每年要交的保险费可能有点高,但如果你的狗受了伤就会很值了。
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[VERB 动词]浸泡(食物) To steep food in a liquid means to put the food in the liquid for some time so that the food gets flavour from the liquid.
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It's a drink made by steeping pineapple rind in water.
这是用菠萝皮泡在水里做的饮料。
...green beans steeped in olive oil.
在橄榄油里浸泡过的青豆
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steep★/stiːp; NAmEstiːp/
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steepsteepssteepedsteepingsteepersteepestadjective★(steep·er,steep·est)1★(of a slope, hill, etc. 斜坡、山等)rising or falling quickly, not gradually 陡的;陡峭的◆a steep hill/slope/bank陡峭的山;陡坡╱岸◆a steep climb/descent/drop陡直的爬升╱下降╱下落◆a steep flight of stairs一段很陡的楼梯◆The path grew steeper as we climbed higher.我们越往上爬路就越陡。2★[usually before noun ](of a rise or fall in an amount 数量的上升或下降)sudden and very big 突然的;急剧的;大起大落的SYN
sharp
◆a steep decline in the birth rate出生率的骤降◆a steep rise in unemployment失业率的暴升3( informal) (of a price or demand 价格或要求)too much; unreasonable 过高的;过分的;不合理的SYN
expensive
◆£2 for a cup of coffee seems a little steep to me.一杯咖啡 2 英镑在我看来有点贵得离谱。▶steep·ly★/stiːpli; NAmEstiːpli/adverb◆a steeply sloping roof大坡度房顶◆The path climbed steeply upwards.上去的路很陡。◆Prices rose steeply.物价猛涨。steep·ness/stiːpnəs; NAmEstiːpnəs/noun[uncountable ]verbIDIOMbe ˈsteeped in sth( formal) to have a lot of a particular quality 深深浸淫;饱含(某品质)◆a city steeped in history历史古城PHRASAL VERBSˈsteep sth in sthto put food in a liquid and leave it for some time so that it becomes soft and flavoured by the liquid 在(液体)中浸泡(食物)ˈsteep yourself in sth( formal) to spend a lot of time thinking or learning about sth 沉浸于;潜心于◆They spent a month steeping themselves in Chinese culture.他们花了一个月时间潜心钻研中国文化。steep/stiːp; NAmEstiːp/steep·ly/stiːpli; NAmEstiːpli/steep·ness/stiːpnəs; NAmEstiːpnəs/
1a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle: The road became rocky and steep. a steep climb to the top2steep prices, charges etc are unusually expensiveOPP low: steep rents3involving a big increase or decreaseSYN sharp: steep cuts in benefitssteep increase/rise a steep increase in house pricessteep decrease/drop a steep drop in orders—steeply adverb—steepness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSnounsa steep hill· The car careered down the steep hill.a steep slope· Coffee was grown on the steep slopes.a steep bank· He scrambled down the steep bank.a steep path/road· She stood at the top of the steep path leading down to the beach.steep stairs· Martha led the way up the very steep stairs.the steep sides of something· The steep sides of the valley were clothed in dense green forest.a steep gradient formal (=a steep slope – used especially when talking about how steep something is)· The Snowdon Mountain Railway has the steepest gradient of any locomotive track in Britain.a steep climb· A steep climb brought us to a wide rocky plateau.a steep descent (=a steep journey, slope, or path downwards)· the steep descent into the beautiful Farndale Valley
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1be steeped in history/tradition/politics etc to have a lot of a particular quality: a town steeped in history2to put food in a liquid and leave it there, so that it becomes soft or has the same taste as the liquid, or so that it gives the liquid its taste: Leave the tea bag to steep.
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