音标:[sti:p] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 浸渍, 悬崖
a. 险峻的, 陡峭的, 急剧升降的, 夸大的
v. 浸, 泡
n. a steep place (as on a hill)
v. devote (oneself) fully to
v. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
a. having a sharp inclination
词型变化:过去分词 : steeped ; 现在分词 : steeping ; 过去式 : steeped ; 第三人称单数 : steeps ; 名词复数形式 : steeps ; 形容词比较级 : steeper ; 形容词最高级 : steepest
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词性分布:
形容词82%
动词14%
名词4%

steep的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. This hill is too steep to ride up on a bicycle.这山太陡了,骑自行车可上不去。
  2. The last part of the ascent is very steep.最后一段上坡路很陡。
  3. The bus toiled up the steep hill.公共汽车艰难地爬上陡峭的山岗。
  4. It’s priced at fifty pounds, and I think that’s a bit steep for a secondhand lawn mower.那东西标价50英镑,而我认为对于一部二手货的割草机来说,那个价钱不合理。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. A car is climbing the steep hill slowly.一辆汽车正在陡峭的山坡上缓缓爬行。
  2. There was a steep rise in prices.价格暴涨。
用作表语S+be+~+(for sb) to- v
  1. The slope is too steep for us to climb.这斜坡太陡,我们爬不上去。
  2. The hill was too steep to get up on a bicycle.这座山太陡了,自行车骑不上去。
It is/was+~+that-clause
  1. It's a bit steep that I should pay for all of you!要我为你们大家付账,有点太过分了。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. The clothes are steeping.衣服正泡着呢。
  2. Dried vegetable steeps slowly.晾干的菜浸泡得慢。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
steep in (v.+prep.)
    精通于,习惯于 get a thorough knowledge ofsteep sth in sth

    She steeped the tea in boiling water.

    她用开水泡茶。

    She steeped the cucumbers in brine.

    她把黄瓜泡在盐水里。

    She steeped her handkerchief in tears.

    她的泪水湿透了她的手绢。

    The olives are steeped in flavoured oil.

    橄榄浸泡在加过香料的油里。

    His sword was steeped in blood.

    他的剑上沾满了血迹。

    They have been steeped in prejudice since their childhood.

    他们从小就充满了偏见。

    steep oneself in sth

    They continued to steep themselves in the classics.

    他们继续钻研古典文学。

    Mr. Zhang steeps himself in ancient history.

    张先生沉湎于古代史。

    steep oneself in sth

    Professor Calen steeps himself in Latin.

    盖伦教授精通拉丁文。

    He steeped himself in the traditions of the English countryside.

    他对英国农村的习俗非常熟悉。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • steep rise激增
  • steep slope陡坡
用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • steep alarmingly令人惊恐地泡
  • steep forbiddingly强迫地浸泡
  • steep impossibly不可能浸泡
  • steep slowly浸得很慢
  • steep suddenly突然地浸泡
  • steep unexpectedly意外地浸泡
~+介词
  • steep in浸泡在
  • steep with把…浸透了

经典引文

  • The slope..was..very steep, perhaps one in four.

    出自:A. MacLean
  • The terrain grew steeper until, fifty feet below the crest, they were forced to crawl.

    出自:B. England
  • Distillers steep..malt a fortnight before they..use it.

    出自:G. Rose
  • I have steeped my eyes in cold water.

    出自:Dickens
  • I took off my shirt, steeped it in..water.

    出自:P. Mann
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