steep1/stip; stiːp/adj 1 a steep road or hill goes down or up at a sharp angle〔路﹑山等〕陡峭的﹐陡的: a steep mountain track 陡峭的山路2 a steep increase or decrease is large〔增加﹑减少〕急剧的: a steep rise in profits 利润的激增3 informal very expensive【非正式】非常昂贵的—steeply adv —steepness n [U]
steep2v [T] 1 be steeped in history/tradition etc to contain a lot of a particular quality 有丰富的历史/传统等2 to put food in a liquid and leave it for some time 浸﹐泡〔食物〕