英语单词 | steep |
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英美音标 | [sti:p] |
中文释义 | adj.陡峭的,险峻的,急剧升降的,不合理的 n.悬崖,峭壁,浸渍,浸渍液 v.浸,泡,沉浸 |
vocab简明 | Steep means sharply angled. When hiking trails lead straight up mountainsides, they've got a steep incline. Steep also means to soak in, as in steeping a tea bag in boiling water. |
vocab扩展 | You often hear steep used as an adjective to describe cliffs, hills, or even water park slides that have a perilous slope. Steep can apply to curves on a chart––you might say when someone who has a lot to learn that their learning curve is going to be steep. Steep also comes up to describe exorbitant changes in costs or spending. Everyone would love to travel more, but sometimes plane fare is too steep. |
真题原句 | In such a case, the company’s response may not be sufficiently quick or thoughtful, and the learning curve has been steep. |
柯林斯星级 | ★★☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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.
steeply
2 [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.
steeply
3 [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. [usu v-link ADJ] [INFORMAL 非正式]
4 [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. [V n] [V-ed]
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来源 | 2011.3 |
Tags: 单词::2011
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