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单词 steepen
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

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