| 释义 | steepen/ˈstiːpən /verbBecome or cause to become steeper: [no object]: the snow improved as the slope steepened...Then below, beyond my feet, I saw the slope steepen, then disappear.Technically, continental shelves are defined as the region of ocean floor between the coast and the shelf-break, where the seafloor steepens into the continental slope and plunges toward the abyssal depths.As the slope steepens, warm, moist air overrunning the cold air is cut off and the precipitation coverage begins to rapidly decrease.
Rhymescheapen, deepen |