steeper

英 [ˈstiːpə]

美 [ˈstipər]

adj.  陡的; 陡峭的; 突然的; 急剧的; 大起大落的; 过高的; 过分的; 不合理的
steep的比较级

化学

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 陡的;陡峭的;陡直的
  Asteepslope rises at a very sharp angle and is difficult to go up.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a narrow, steep-sided valley.
     两旁山坡陡峭的狭窄山谷
• ADJ-GRADED (增加或减少)急剧的，大幅度的
  Asteepincrease or decrease in something is a very big increase or decrease.
  1. Consumers are rebelling at steep price increases.
     消费者在抗议物价飞涨。
• ADJ-GRADED (价格)过高的，昂贵的
  If you say that the price of something issteep, you mean that it is expensive.
  1. 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。
• VERB 浸泡(食物)
  Tosteepfoodina liquid means to put the food in the liquid for some time so that the food gets flavour from the liquid.
  1. 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。
  2. ...green beans steeped in olive oil.
     在橄榄油里浸泡过的青豆

英英释义

noun

• a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping

双语例句

• Such attacks go too far, because the stimulus prevented a steeper decline.
  这些抨击太过火了，因为刺激计划毕竟防止了经济进一步下滑。
• Thus any upcoming steeper fall would crimp economic growth.
  因此，任何即将到来的更剧烈出口下滑，将影响经济增长。
• After a while, the road became narrower and steeper.
  过了一会儿，路变得又窄又陡。
• The longer America puts off this reckoning, the steeper the ultimate price of adjustment.
  美国越迟对此进行清算，调整的最终代价将会越大。
• The road grew even steeper and more perilous.
  道路变得越来越陡峭，越来越凶险。
• The real dividing line between continents and oceans occurs at the foot a steeper slope.
  大陆和海洋的真正分界线是在陡破脚下。
• But pulling down inflation has come at the cost of a steeper than expected drop in growth.
  通胀的确得到了抑制，但代价却是增长放缓幅度大于预期。
• ( of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper.
  （指屋顶）每一边都有两个斜坡，其中矮的比高的更陡峭。
• They trimmed their investment in alternative assets from 10 per cent to 9 per cent of their total holdings, though the fall might have been steeper but for the fact that some hedge funds froze withdrawals.
  他们将其总资产中10%的另类投资削减到了9%，但如果不是一些对冲基金冻结资金撤退，这一比例的下降可能会更大。
• Trees and shrubs may be the only thing holding earth on the steeper slopes.
  树和灌木可能是唯一能保持住陡坡上土壤的东西。