1 steep /ˈstiːp/ adjective steeper; steepest
steeper; steepest
Learner's definition of STEEP
[also more steep; most steep]
1
: almost straight up and down : rising or falling very sharply陡的;陡峭的 2
: going up or down very quickly急剧的;大起大落的
pay a steep price
— see 1pay
— steeply
adverb [more steeply; most steeply]
— steepness
noun [noncount] 2 steep /ˈstiːp/ verb
steeps; steeped; steeping
steeps; steeped; steeping
Learner's definition of STEEP
: to put (something) in a liquid for a period of time浸泡 [+ object]
[no object]
steep in
[phrasal verb] 1
steep (someone) in (something) : to make (someone) know and understand a lot about (something)使沉浸于;使潜心于 —
often used as (be) steeped in常用作(be) steeped in 2
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used as (be) steeped in to say that there is a lot of something in a place, time, etc.(某地、某时等)充满,富于 -
an area steeped in history [=an area where many important historical events occurred]重大历史事件多发的地区
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It was a time in the nation's history that was steeped in bloodshed. [=a time when there was a lot of bloodshed]那是国家一段充满血腥的历史。