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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3793 COCA: 3973

steep

Word family 
steep1 /stiːp/ ●●○ S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp steeper, superlativesupl steepest)  
1  HORIZONTAL#a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle 〔路、山等〕陡的，陡峭的
 The road became rocky and steep.
路变得崎岖陡峭起来。
 a steep climb to the top
到山顶的一段陡坡
2  EXPENSIVEsteep prices, charges etc are unusually expensive 〔价格、收费等〕过高的，过分昂贵的 OPP low
 steep rents
昂贵的 租金
3  BIGinvolving a big increase or decrease 〔增加或减少〕大幅度的；急剧的 SYN sharp
 steep cuts in benefits
救济金的大幅度削减
steep increase/rise
 a steep increase in house prices
房价的急剧上涨
steep decrease/drop
 a steep drop in orders
订单的锐减
—steeply adverbadv
—steepness noun [uncountableU]
n COLLOCATIONS
nouns
a steep hill
The car careered down the steep hill.
a steep slope
Coffee was grown on the steep slopes.
a steep bank
He scrambled down the steep bank.
a steep path/road
She stood at the top of the steep path leading down to the beach.
steep stairs
Martha led the way up the very steep stairs.
the steep sides of something
The steep sides of the valley were clothed in dense green forest.
a steep gradient formal (=a steep slope – used especially when talking about how steep something is)
The Snowdon Mountain Railway has the steepest gradient of any locomotive track in Britain.
a steep climb
A steep climb brought us to a wide rocky plateau.
a steep descent (=a steep journey, slope, or path downwards)
the steep descent into the beautiful Farndale Valley
Examples from the Corpus
steep• It's hard to find an apartment around here, and when you do the rents are pretty steep.• It is possible that the steep age gradient observed in Figure 5.1 is mainly due to these factors.• The show is Sunday, July 27, and though tickets are somewhat steep at $27, it should be well worth seeing.• I think £7 for a drink is a bit steep, don't you?• Below us the narrow road twisted upon itself as it began to climb up through the steep foothills.• They've proposed a steep increase in the cigarette tax.• The rest of the film shows their ordeal as they make repeated assaults on the steep, mud-slick, heavily fortified hill.• I met the old lady as I was walking down a steep path out of the village.• With regard to the gradients, Leathart must have had in mind the steep section of the Deep Level.• To my right lies a steep slope.• We edged up along a steep, snowy ridge and over the heaven-scraped granite to the top.• National Championship hopefuls have to master their craft in high winds and steep swell.• The road's too steep to ride up on a bike.
steep increase/rise• At the time, both departments were understood to be concerned about potential tax losses and a steep increase in collection costs.• However, he accompanied the tax cuts with steep increases in government spending, especially in the area of defense.• He has already triggered a steep rise in transfer market prices by proving such a bargain at £2.5 million.• Set back from the road on quite a steep rise was a new ranch-style house.
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steep2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
1  be steeped in history/tradition/politics etc LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTto have a lot of a particular quality 有丰富的历史/传统/政治等
 a town steeped in history
历史悠久的小城
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be steeped in history/tradition/politics etc• Both are clifftop courses that are steeped in history.• The area is steeped in history.• The Hotel has great character and is steeped in history.• They brought with them a heritage and culture that is steeped in history and literature.
2  DFCto put food in a liquid and leave it there, so that it becomes soft or has the same taste as the liquid, or so that it gives the liquid its taste 浸泡〔食物〕
 Leave the tea bag to steep.
让茶包好好浸泡一下。
Examples from the Corpus
steep• Top with lid and allow lemons to steep for 2 weeks at room temperature before using.• In fact, this was 1956: I was steeped in developing short story writing and interests that went with that.• They brought with them a heritage and culture that is steeped in history and literature.• His father is steeped in horses, hunts with the South Tetcott and is also involved with team chasing.• As a child, Tucson physician Lewis Mehl-Madrona was steeped in the traditional healing practices of his Cherokee grandmother.• Craving a meal steeped in tradition?
From Longman Business Dictionary
steepsteep /stiːp/ adjectiveadj
1steep prices, charges etc are unusually expensive
Consumers are paying relatively steep prices for dairy products.
Anyone caught fiddling their expenses will face steep fines.
2a steep increase or rise in something is a very big increase
There has been a steep decline in oil prices.
a steep drop in consumer spending
—steeply adverbadv
The Australian dollar isn’t likely to fall steeply.
Origin steep1
Old English steap “high, steep, deep”
 steep2
(1300-1400) From an unrecorded Old English stiepan
steep1 adjectiveadj →n COLLOCATIONS1steep2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3793 COCA: 3973
steep

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, look, seem陡；看起來很陡；好像很陡▸➤become, get, grow變得很陡ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／頗為／非常陡峭▸➤impossibly, incredibly, terribly不可思議地／難以置信地／驚人地陡峭◇an incredibly steep hill陡得驚人的小山➤increasingly愈加陡峭▸➤deceptively陡峭程度出乎意料◇The terrain is often deceptively steep (= steeper than you expect).地形的陡峭程度常常出乎意料。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3793 COCA: 3973
steep adj.
⇨ high 1
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3793 COCA: 3973

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