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steep.en (obj)5sti:7p[nvIf a slope steepens, it becomes a sharper angle.变陡峭As we got nearer to the mountains, the road began to steepen. [I]当我们接近山区时,路开始变陡了。If we steepened the steps (= made them have a sharper angle) down to the cellar, they'd take up less space. [T]如果我们将地下室的楼梯造得陡些,所占空间就会减少。If something such as a cost steepens, it increases.增加Our costs have steepened since we began this project. [I]自从我们开始这项目后,费用就急剧增长。
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