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单词 steepen
释义 steep·en
\ˈstēpən, -pəm\ verb
(steepened ; steepened ; steepening \-p(ə)niŋ\ ; steepens)
Etymology: steep (I) + -en
transitive verb
: to make steeper : increase
 < ice sheets of successive glaciations have steepened the valley sides — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington >
intransitive verb
: to become steeper
 < volcanoes have concave slopes that steepen to the summit — Howel Williams >
 < the slant of the line steepened to the vertical — Arthur Mayse >
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