steep
adj. 陡峭的; 突然的,急剧的; 过分的
v. 浸泡(食物)
A steep slope rises at a very sharp angle and is difficult to go up.
San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep.
旧金山建在 40 座小山丘上,其中一些非常陡峭。
...a narrow, steep-sided valley.
两旁山坡陡峭的狭窄山谷
A steep increase or decrease in something is a very big increase or decrease.
Consumers are rebelling at steep price increases.
消费者在抗议物价飞涨。
If you say that the price of something is steep, you mean that it is expensive.
The annual premium can be a little steep, but will be well worth it if your dog is injured.
每年要交的保险费可能有点高,但如果你的狗受了伤就会很值了。
To steep food in a liquid means to put the food in the liquid for some time so that the food gets flavour from the liquid.
It's a drink made by steeping pineapple rind in water.
这是用菠萝皮泡在水里做的饮料。
...green beans steeped in olive oil.
在橄榄油里浸泡过的青豆
1. a steep place (as on a hill)
1. engross (oneself) fully;
2. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse;
1. having a sharp inclination;
2. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
3. of a slope; set at a high angle;
steep, abrupt, sheer
这些形容词均含"陡峭的,险峻的"之意。
The hotel was perched precariously on a steep hillside.
旅馆危险地坐落在陡峭的山坡上.
The car slid down the steep gradient into the river.
汽车滑下陡峭的斜坡掉入河中.
The slope is steep and the path narrow.
坡陡路狭.
All around it rose , high and steep, the green hills.
四周青山突起, 又高又陡.
Who would have expected that he could climb up that steep cliff?
这么陡的峭壁,谁知他竟爬上去了.