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单词 steeper
释义

steep1 /stēp/

adjective
  1. Rising or descending with great inclination
  2. Precipitous
  3. Headlong
  4. Lofty (obsolete)
  5. Difficult
  6. Excessive, exorbitant (informal)
  7. A lot to ask anyone to believe, exaggerated, incredible (informal)
noun

A precipitous place

transitive verb (SW Eng)

To cause to stoop, slope

intransitive verb

To rise or fall precipitously

ORIGIN: OE stēap; cf stoop1

steepˈen transitive verb and intransitive verb

To make or become steeper

steepˈiness noun (obsolete)

steepˈish adjective

steepˈly adverb

steepˈness noun

steepˈy adjective (poetic)

Steep

steep(e)ˈdowne adjective (Shakespeare)

Precipitous

steep(e)ˈup adjective (Shakespeare)

Precipitous

steepˈ-to adjective (nautical)

Going down precipitously into the water

steep2 /stēp/

transitive verb
  1. To soak
  2. To wet thoroughly
  3. To saturate
  4. To imbue
intransitive verb

To undergo soaking or thorough wetting

noun
  1. A soaking process
  2. A liquid for steeping anything in
  3. Rennet
ORIGIN: ME stepen; perh connected with stoup1

steepˈer noun

  1. Someone who steeps
  2. A vessel for steeping in

steeped in

  1. Imbued with
  2. Deeply familiar or involved with

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