英语词汇“steep”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

steep

释义

sloping sharply, or nearly vertical

a steep hill

said of a rise or fall in an amount, level, etc: substantial and rapid

a steep drop in living standards

informal said of a price: unreasonably high

informal

said of a request, condition, etc: excessive; difficult to comply with

That's a bit steep

said of a story: difficult to credit; far-fetched

steepish adj

steeply adv

steepness noun

[Old English stēap high, steep, deep]

chiefly literary a steep mountain slope; a precipice

the almost inaccessible steeps which form the base of the vast and rugged mountain of Cruachan — Scott

to soak or be soaked (something) in a liquid, e.g. for softening, cleansing, bleaching, or extracting an essence

Steep the whites before washing

(usu in passive, + in) to imbue (somebody) thoroughly with a subject, influence, etc

The most fecundating minds … have been steeped in and saturated with Greek literature — J R Lowell

verb intrans

to undergo the process of soaking in a liquid

Leave the shirt to steep overnight

steeper noun

[Middle English, of Germanic origin]

the act or an instance of steeping

a liquid for steeping things in, or a tank containing this

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