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 .
[
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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