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

adjective | verb

steepsteep1 /stip/ ●●○ adjective

ETYMOLOGYsteep¹

Origin: Old English steap high, steep, deep

1a road, hill, etc. that is steep slopes at a high angle: The road’s too steep to ride up on a bike. They live on a steep hill.2steep prices, charges, etc. are unusually expensive: The prices are a little steep.3a steep increase or rise in something is a very big increase: a steep increase in the cigarette tax [Origin: Old English steap high, steep, deep]—steeply adverb—steepness noun [uncountable]

adjective | verb

steepsteep2 verb

ETYMOLOGYsteep²

Origin: 1300-1400 From an unrecorded Old English stiepan

VERB TABLE

steep

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	steep
	he, she, it	steeps
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	steeped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have steeped
	he, she, it	has steeped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had steeped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will steep
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have steeped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am steeping
	he, she, it	is steeping
	you, we, they	are steeping
Past	I, he, she, it	was steeping
	you, we, they	were steeping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been steeping
	he, she, it	has been steeping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been steeping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be steeping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been steeping

1be steeped in history/tradition/politics etc. to have a lot of a particular quality: The town is steeped in history.2[intransitive, transitive] if something steeps or you steep it in a liquid, it remains in the liquid for a while so that it becomes soft or has the same taste as the liquid: steep something in something Steep the herbs in hot water.