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- (of a slope, flight of stairs, or angle) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular（斜面, 楼梯, 角度）陡的, 陡峭的, 陡直的：
she pushed the bike up the steep hill.
她把自行车推上陡峭的山坡。
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- (of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid（某种程度的升降）急遽的, 大起大落的：
the steep rise in unemployment.
失业人数的急遽上升。
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- informal (of a price or demand) not reasonable; excessive〈非正式〉（价格, 需求）难以接受的; 过高的：
a steep membership fee.
过高的会员费。
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- dated (of a claim or account) exaggerated or incredible〈旧〉（要求, 报道）夸大的; 过分的, 难以置信的：
this is a rather steep statement.
这是一份过分夸大的声明。
- chiefly Skiing or poetic/literary a steep mountain slope【主滑雪】〈诗/文〉峭壁, 悬崖; 陡坡：
hair-raising steeps.
令人毛骨悚然的悬崖峭壁。
派生词
steepish
adjectivesteeply
adverbsteepness
noun词源
with obj.
1- soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavour or to soften it泡（食物, 茶）; 浸泡（食物, 茶）：
the chillies are steeped in olive oil
那些干辣椒被泡在橄榄油里
no obj. the noodles should be left to steep for 3-4 minutes.面条应当浸泡3至4分钟。
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- soak or saturate (cloth) in water or other liquid泡（衣服）; 使（衣服）湿透。
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- figurative （一般作be steeped in）surround or fill with a quality or influence〈喻〉使沉浸, 使沉湎：
a city steeped in history.
一个具有悠久历史的城市。
词源
Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to STOUP.