steep
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient
Đồng nghĩa: brant, hilly
- 2.
(informal)Expensive.
Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep.
Đồng nghĩa: costly, pricey, spendy, 5-star, big-ticket, chargeful, cheap at half the price, costful, costly, cost-prohibitive, fancy, dear, dearthful, dispendious, ex, expenny, expensive, exy, high-cost, lickpenny, million-dollar, high-priced, princely, out of sight, overdear, pricey, ruinous, spendy, spenno, spenny, splurgy, steep
- 3.
(obsolete)Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
- 4.
(of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular.
The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)A liquid used in a steeping process
Corn steep has many industrial uses.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)A rennet bag.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)(transitive, middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.
They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather.
The tea is steeping.
- 2.
(figuratively, intransitive)(intransitive, figurative) To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
a town steeped in history
- 3.
To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.
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From Middle English steep, from Old English stēap (high), from Proto-Germanic *staupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (to push, stick).