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steep 1 AHD[stēp] D.J.[stiːp]K.K.[stip]adj.（形容词）steep.er, steep.est - Having a sharp inclination; precipitous.陡的：大幅度倾斜的；陡峭的
- At a rapid or precipitous rate:急遽的：有快速或急促的速度的：a steep rise in salaries.薪水的陡涨
- Excessive; stiff:过分的；难以接受的：a steep price.过高的价格
- Ambitious; difficult:有野心的；困难的：a steep undertaking.雄心勃勃的事业
n.（名词）- A precipitous slope.陡坡
- Middle English stepe 中古英语 stepe
- from Old English stēap 源自 古英语 stēap
steepʹly adv.（副词）steepʹness n.（名词）steep, abrupt, precipitous, sheer- The central meaning shared by these adjectives is "so sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular": 这些形容词共有的中心意思是“倾斜太大以致近乎垂直”： steep cliffs;陡峭的岩壁 ；an abrupt canyon;陡峭的峡谷；precipitous hills;陡峭的山；a sheer descent of rock. 倾斜而下的岩石
steep 2 AHD[stēp] D.J.[stiːp]K.K.[stip]v.（动词）steeped, steep.ing, steeps v.tr.（及物动词）- To soak in liquid in order to cleanse, soften, or extract a given property from.浸泡：为清洗、使软或获取所求的性质而浸入液体
- To infuse or subject thoroughly to.使渗透或沉溺
- To make thoroughly wet; saturate.使湿透；浸透
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To undergo a soaking in liquid.浸泡：在液体中浸泡
n.（名词）- The act or process of steeping.泡的行为或过程
- The state of being steeped.被浸泡的状态
- A liquid, bath, or solution in which something is steeped.浸泡液：浸泡物体用的液体或溶剂
- Middle English stepen 中古英语 stepen
- [perhaps of Old English origin] [可能源于古英语]
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