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steep MAKE WETsti:pvto (cause to) stay in a liquid, esp. in order to become soft or clean or to improve flavour泡，浸泡The stains in this towel will come out if you let it steep for a while. [I]如果让毛巾浸泡一会儿的话，上面的污迹会消失的。Leave the cloth to steep in the dye overnight. [I]让这布在染料中浸过夜。We had pears steeped in red wine for dinner. [T]我们晚饭吃红葡萄酒浸的梨子。(fig. fml or literary) His hands are steeped in blood (= He has been responsible for the deaths of a lot of people). [T]他的双手沾满了鲜血。To be steeped in something is to seem to be completely surrounded by it, or involved in it, or to have a lot of knowledge of it.沉湎，充满，精通The college is steeped in history/tradition. [T]这大学沉浸于历史/传统氛围之中。Part of the company's problem is that most of the managers are steeped in the old ways of doing things. [T]公司问题的一部分是大多数经理囿于老方法做事。In eighth-century China, society was guided by scholars, steeped in poetry and painting, as well as by the principles of good government. [T]在8世纪的中国，社会由精通诗与绘画的学者治理，同时也受治国良策的制约引导。
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