steep 音标拼音: [st'ip]
n . 浸渍,浸液,悬崖
a . 险峻的,陡峭的,急剧升降的,不合理的,夸大的
vt .
vi . 浸
浸渍,浸液,悬崖险峻的,陡峭的,急剧升降的,不合理的,夸大的浸
steep adj 1 :
having a sharp inclination ; "
the steep attic stairs ";
"
steep cliffs " [
ant : {
gradual }]
2 :
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation ; "
exorbitant rent "; "
extortionate prices "; "
spends an outrageous amount on entertainment "; "
usurious interest rate "; "
unconscionable spending " [
synonym : {
exorbitant }, {
extortionate }, {
outrageous },
{
steep }, {
unconscionable }, {
usurious }]
3 :
of a slope ;
set at a high angle ; "
note the steep incline "; "
a steep roof sheds snow "
n 1 :
a steep place (
as on a hill )
v 1 :
devote (
oneself )
fully to ; "
He immersed himself into his studies " [
synonym : {
steep }, {
immerse }, {
engulf }, {
plunge },
{
engross }, {
absorb }, {
soak up }]
2 :
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse ; "
steep the blossoms in oil "; "
steep the fruit in alcohol " [
synonym :
{
steep }, {
infuse }]
Steep \
Steep \,
n .
1 .
Something steeped ,
or used in steeping ;
a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds .
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2 .
A rennet bag . [
Prov .
Eng .]
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Steep \
Steep \,
a . [
Compar . {
Steeper } (-[~
e ]
r );
superl .
{
Steepest }.] [
OE .
steep ,
step ,
AS .
ste ['
a ]
p ;
akin to Icel .
steyp [
eth ]
r steep ,
and st [=
u ]
pa to stoop ,
Sw .
stupa to fall ,
to tilt ;
cf .
OFries .
stap high .
Cf . {
Stoop },
v .
i ., {
Steep },
v .
t ., {
Steeple }.]
1 .
Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon ;
ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level ;
precipitous ;
as ,
a steep hill or mountain ;
a steep roof ;
a steep ascent ;
a steep declivity ;
a steep barometric gradient .
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2 .
Difficult of access ;
not easily reached ;
lofty ;
elevated ;
high . [
Obs .] --
Chapman .
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3 .
Excessive ;
as ,
a steep price . [
Slang ]
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Steep \
Steep \ (
st [=
e ]
p ),
a .
Bright ;
glittering ;
fiery . [
Obs .]
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His eyen steep ,
and rolling in his head . --
Chaucer .
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Steep \
Steep \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Steeped } (
st [=
e ]
pt );
p .
pr .
&
vb .
n . {
Steeping }.] [
OE .
stepen ,
probably fr .
Icel .
steypa to cause to stoop ,
cast down ,
pour out ,
to cast metals ,
causative of st [=
u ]
pa to stoop ;
cf .
Sw .
st ["
o ]
pa to cast ,
to steep ,
Dan .
st ["
o ]
be ,
D . &
G .
stippen to steep ,
to dip .
Cf .
{
Stoop },
v .
i .]
To soak in a liquid ;
to macerate ;
to extract the essence of by soaking ;
as ,
to soften seed by steeping it in water .
Often used figuratively .
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Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep . --
Shak .
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In refreshing dew to steep The little ,
trembling flowers . --
Wordsworth .
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The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin .
--
Earle .
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Steep \
Steep \,
v .
i .
To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid ;
as ,
the tea is steeping . [
Colloq .]
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Steep \
Steep \,
n .
A precipitous place ,
hill ,
mountain ,
rock ,
or ascent ;
any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon ;
a precipice . --
Dryden .
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We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices .
--
Addison .
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Bare steeps ,
where desolation stalks . --
Wordsworth .
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brasilein \
bra *
sil "
e *
in \, {
C16H12O5 },
to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties .
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Webster 1913 Suppl .]
Brasque \
Brasque \,
n . [
F .] (
Metal .)
A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal ,
coal ,
or coke with clay ,
molasses ,
tar ,
or other suitable substance .
It is used for lining hearths ,
crucibles ,
etc .
Called also {
steep }.
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Webster 1913 Suppl .]
250 Moby Thesaurus words for "
steep ":
Herculean ,
Olympian ,
Olympian heights ,
a bit much ,
abandoned ,
abrupt ,
abstruse ,
acme ,
aerial ,
aerial heights ,
airy ,
altitudinous ,
apex ,
arduous ,
ascending ,
aspiring ,
bathe ,
besprinkle ,
bluff ,
bold ,
boundless ,
breakneck ,
breathe ,
brew ,
brutal ,
bury ,
cliff ,
color ,
colossal ,
complex ,
concentrate ,
costly ,
crag ,
critical ,
dear ,
dear -
bought ,
decoct ,
delicate ,
demanding ,
difficile ,
difficult ,
distill ,
dizzy heights ,
dominating ,
douche ,
douse ,
dredge ,
drench ,
drouk ,
dye ,
egregious ,
elevated ,
elevation ,
eminence ,
eminent ,
enormous ,
entincture ,
escarpment ,
essentialize ,
ether ,
ethereal ,
exacting ,
exaggerated ,
exalted ,
excessive ,
exorbitant ,
expensive ,
express ,
extortionate ,
extravagant ,
extreme ,
fabulous ,
face ,
fancy ,
fill ,
flavor ,
flush ,
formidable ,
gigantic ,
gluttonous ,
hairy ,
hard ,
hard -
earned ,
hard -
fought ,
haughty ,
headlong ,
heaven ,
heavens ,
height ,
heights ,
high ,
high -
pitched ,
high -
priced ,
high -
reaching ,
high -
set ,
high -
up ,
hyperbolic ,
hypertrophied ,
imbrue ,
imbue ,
immerse ,
immoderate ,
impregnate ,
incontinent ,
infiltrate ,
infuse ,
ingrain ,
inject ,
inoculate ,
inordinate ,
instill ,
intemperate ,
intricate ,
inundate ,
invest ,
jawbreaking ,
knotted ,
knotty ,
laborious ,
lave ,
leach ,
leaven ,
lift ,
lixiviate ,
lofty ,
luxurious ,
macerate ,
marinate ,
mean ,
melt down ,
monstrous ,
monumental ,
mounting ,
no picnic ,
not affordable ,
not easy ,
of great cost ,
operose ,
orthodiagonal ,
orthogonal ,
out of bounds ,
out of sight ,
outrageous ,
outtopping ,
overbig ,
overdeveloped ,
overgreat ,
overgrown ,
overlarge ,
overlooking ,
overmuch ,
overpriced ,
overtopping ,
overweening ,
palisade ,
palisades ,
penetrate ,
percolate ,
permeate ,
perpendicular ,
pervade ,
pickle ,
plumb ,
plunging ,
precipice ,
precipitous ,
premium ,
press out ,
pricey ,
prominent ,
raise ,
rapid ,
refine ,
render ,
rich ,
right -
angle ,
right -
angled ,
right -
angular ,
rigorous ,
rinse ,
rise ,
rising ground ,
rough ,
rugged ,
saturate ,
scar ,
scarp ,
season ,
seethe ,
set with thorns ,
severe ,
sharp ,
sheer ,
sky ,
soak ,
soaring ,
sodden ,
sop ,
souse ,
spiny ,
spiring ,
stiff ,
straight -
up ,
straight -
up -
and -
down ,
stratosphere ,
strenuous ,
sublime ,
submerge ,
suffuse ,
sumptuous ,
superlative ,
supernal ,
temper ,
thorny ,
ticklish ,
tincture ,
tinge ,
toilsome ,
too much ,
top ,
topless ,
toplofty ,
topping ,
tough ,
towering ,
towery ,
transfuse ,
tricky ,
unbridled ,
unconscionable ,
undue ,
unpayable ,
unreasonable ,
unrestrained ,
up -
and -
down ,
uphill ,
uplifted ,
upreared ,
uprise ,
vantage ground ,
vantage point ,
vertical ,
wall ,
wash ,
waterlog ,
wet ,
wicked ,
wring ,
wring out ,
zenith
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STEEP Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster steep, abrupt, precipitous, sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult
STEEP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary steep adjective (TOO MUCH) informal (especially of prices) too much, or more than is reasonable:
STEEP Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Steep definition: having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc See examples of STEEP used in a sentence
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steep adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of steep adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (comparative steeper, superlative steepest) (of a slope, hill, etc ) rising or falling quickly, not gradually The path grew steeper as we climbed higher The steep banks of the river are largely tree-covered
steep - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to soak in water or other liquid, as to soften, cleanse, or extract some constituent: to steep tea in boiling-hot water; to steep reeds for basket weaving to wet thoroughly in or with a liquid;
Steep - definition of steep by The Free Dictionary To undergo a soaking in liquid: Let the tea steep for five minutes n 1 a The act or process of steeping
STEEP definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary 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
steep - Wiktionary, the free dictionary steep (plural steeps) The steep side of a mountain etc ; a slope or acclivity quotations
STEEP Synonyms: 207 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of steep are abrupt, precipitous, and sheer While all these words mean "having an incline approaching the perpendicular," steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult