1. 陡的，急剧升降的　rising or falling quickly or at a large angle
2. 〈非正〉（要求或价格）过分，过高　(of a demand or especially a price) unreasonable; too much

　～ rise　激增
　～ slope　陡坡

　A car is climbing the steep hill slowly.　一辆汽车正在陡峭的山坡上缓缓爬行。
　There was a steep rise in prices.　价格暴涨。
　The slope is too steep for us to climb.　这斜坡太陡，我们爬不上去。
　The hill was too steep to get up on a bicycle.　这座山太陡了，自行车骑不上去。
　It's a bit steep that I should pay for all of you!　要我为你们大家付账，有点太过分了。

　vt. & vi.渍；泡 soak or bathe in liquid

　～ alarmingly　令人惊恐地泡
　～ forbiddingly　强迫地浸泡
　～ impossibly　不可能浸泡
　～ slowly　浸得很慢
　～ suddenly　突然地浸泡
　～ unexpectedly　意外地浸泡
　～ in　浸泡在
　～ with　把…浸透了

　The clothes are steeping.　衣服正泡着呢。
　Dried vegetable steeps slowly.　晾干的菜浸泡得慢。

 ♣ steep in　(v.+prep.)
1. 渍，泡；充满 soak or bathe in liquid
　She steeped the tea in boiling water.　她用开水泡茶。
　She steeped the cucumbers in brine.　她把黄瓜泡在盐水里。
　She steeped her handkerchief in tears.　她的泪水湿透了她的手绢。
　The olives are steeped in flavoured oil.　橄榄浸泡在加过香料的油里。
　His sword was steeped in blood.　他的剑上沾满了血迹。
　They have been steeped in prejudice since their childhood.　他们从小就充满了偏见。
2. 专心于，沉溺于 pervade with
　They continued to steep themselves in the classics.　他们继续钻研古典文学。
　Mr. Zhang steeps himself in ancient history.　张先生沉湎于古代史。
3. 精通于，习惯于 get a thorough knowledge of
　Professor Calen steeps himself in Latin.　盖伦教授精通拉丁文。
　He steeped himself in the traditions of the English countryside.　他对英国农村的习俗非常熟悉。

 ♣ steep, drench, impregnate, saturate, soak, sop, waterlog
　参见soak条。

　［派生词］ steepen v.（使）变得陡峭
　［同义词］ adj. high, sheer, stiff
　［反义词］ adj. gentle
　［词源］古英语steap（高，陡，深）