单词 | steep |
释义 | steep adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, look, seem陡;看起来很陡;好像很陡▸➤become, get, grow变得很陡adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其/颇为/非常陡峭▸➤impossibly, incredibly, terribly不可思议地/难以置信地/惊人地陡峭◆an incredibly steep hill陡得惊人的小山➤increasingly愈加陡峭▸➤deceptively陡峭程度出乎意料◆the terrain is often deceptively steep (= steeper than you expect).地形的陡峭程度常常出乎意料。 steep /stiːp/ adjective (steeper, steepest) 1. [usually before noun] (about a rise or fall in an amount) sudden and very big (数量升降)急剧的,大起大落的◆the steep decline in demand will cost jobs. 需求的急剧下降将会导致失业。◆a steep increase in prices 价格的飙升◆the steepest drop in retail sales for five years 五年来零售额的最大跌幅2. (informal) (about a price or an expense) very high; too high (价格或开支)过高的,过分的◆the steep cost of hiring and training staff 雇用和培训员工的高昂成本 ▸ steeply adverb◆labour costs are rising steeply. 劳动力成本急剧上升。☞ steepsteep (informal) (of a price or demand) too much(价格或需求)过高的,过分的,不合理的◆£2 for a cup of coffee seems a little steep to me.一杯咖啡要 2 英镑我觉得有点太贵了。steep/sti:p ||; stip/adj1. (used about a hill, mountain, street, etc) rising or falling quickly; at a sharp angle (指斜坡、山、街道等)坡度大的,陡峭的: ◇i don't think i can cycle up that hill. it's too steep. 我认为我骑自行车上不了那座山,那儿太陡峭了。 2. (used about an increase or fall in sth) very big (指上升或下降幅度)很大的 3. (informal 非正式) too expensive (价格)过高的 ➔steeply adv ◇house prices have risen steeply this year. 房价今年暴涨。 ➔steepness noun [u] steepsee ⇨ expensive 4☞ steep¹☞ steep² |
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