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	steep steep¹ —steeply, adv. —steepness, n. /steep/, adj., steeper, steepest, n. adj. 1. having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc. 2. (of a price or amount) unduly high; exorbitant: Those prices are too steep for me. 3. extreme or incredible, as a statement or story. 4. high or lofty. n. 5. a steep place; declivity, as of a hill. [bef. 900; ME stepe (adj.), OE steap; akin to STOOP¹] steep² —steeper, n. /steep/, v.t. 1. to soak in water or other liquid, as to soften, cleanse, or extract some constituent: to steep tea in boiling-hot water; to steep reeds for basket weaving. 2. to wet thoroughly in or with a liquid; drench; saturate; imbue. 3. to immerse in or saturate or imbue with some pervading, absorbing, or stupefying influence or agency: an incident steeped in mystery. v.i. 4. to lie soaking in a liquid. n. 5. the act or process of steeping or the state of being steeped. 6. a liquid in which something is steeped. [1350-1400; (v.) ME stepen < ?; cf. Sw stöpa; (n.) late ME stepe, deriv. of the v.] Syn. 1. infuse. 2. permeate. 3. bury, engulf.
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