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- DictionarySteep/stēp/
adjective
- 1. (of a slope, flight of stairs, angle, ascent, etc.) rising or falling sharply; nearly perpendicular: "she pushed the bike up the steep hill"
- 2. (of a price or demand) not reasonable; excessive: informal "a steep membership fee"
noun
- 1. a steep mountain slope: literary "hair-raising steeps"
Add to word list. B1. A steep slope, hill, etc goes up or down very quickly: The hill was too steep to cycle up. Fewer examples. We struggled up a steep ascent. You have to go up a steep hill in order to get to the house. The island was surrounded by steep cliffs. The river flows through a steep canyon.
Steep means sharply angled. When hiking trails lead straight up mountainsides, they've got a steep incline. Steep also means "to soak in," as in steeping a tea bag in boiling water. You often hear steep used as an adjective to describe cliffs, hills, or even water park slides that have a perilous slope.
3 days ago · a. having or being a slope or gradient approaching the perpendicular. b. ( as noun ) the steep. 2. informal. (of a fee, price, demand, etc) unduly high; unreasonable (esp in the phrase that's a bit steep ) 3. informal. excessively demanding or ambitious.
Definition of steep adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a. having or being a slope or gradient approaching the perpendicular. b. ( as noun ) the steep. 2. informal. (of a fee, price, demand, etc) unduly high; unreasonable (esp in the phrase that's a bit steep ) 3. informal. excessively demanding or ambitious.
steep / stiːp / adj. having or being a slope or gradient approaching the perpendicular (as noun): the steep; informal (of a fee, price, demand, etc) unduly high; unreasonable (esp in the phrase that's a bit steep) informal excessively demanding or ambitious: a steep task; Brit informal (of a statement) extreme or far-fetched; obsolete elevated
1. (hill, staircase) 陡的 [dǒu de] 2. (increase, rise) 急剧的 [jíjù de] 3. (informal: expensive) 过高的 [guò gāo de] 及物动词. to steep sth in liquid 将某物浸泡在液体中 [jiāng mǒuwù jìnpào zài yètǐ zhōng] to be steeped in history 充满历史气息 [chōngmǎn lìshǐ qìxī] Copyright © by HarperCollins ...
