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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