Steep
[stiːp] or [stip]
解释:
(noun.) a steep place (as on a hill).
(verb.) let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; 'steep the blossoms in oil'; 'steep the fruit in alcohol'.
(verb.) devote (oneself) fully to; 'He immersed himself into his studies'.
(adj.) having a sharp inclination; 'the steep attic stairs'; 'steep cliffs' .
(adj.) of a slope; set at a high angle; 'note the steep incline'; 'a steep roof sheds snow' .
艾利森手打--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Bright; glittering; fiery.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. i.) To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping.
(n.) Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
(n.) A rennet bag.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
(v. t.) Excessive; as, a steep price.
(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.
布雷特整理
同义词及近义词:
a. Precipitous, abrupt.
n. Precipice, abrupt declivity.
v. a. Soak, macerate, imbrue, drench, digest, seethe.
编辑:斯坦利
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Abrupt, precipitous, elevated, inaccessible, hilly, craggy
ANT:Easy, level, undulating, accessible, gradual
SYN:Dip, soak, immerse, macerate, submerge, drench, imbue
ANT:Air, dry, ventilate, fan, sun, aridity, exsiccate
阿尔塔编辑
解释:
adj. rising or descending with great inclination: precipitous: difficult excessive exorbitant.—n. a precipitous place: a precipice.—adj. Steep′-down (Shak.) deep and precipitous.—v.i. Steep′en to become steep.—ns. Steep′iness Steep′ness the state or quality of being steep.—adv. Steep′ly.—adj. Steep′y steep.
v.t. to dip or soak in a liquid: to imbue.—n. something steeped or used in steeping: a fertilising liquid for seed: rennet.—n. Steep′er a vessel in which articles are steeped.
戈登编辑
例句:
- They came down the last two hundred yards, moving carefully from tree to tree in the shadows and now, through the last pines of the steep hillside, the bridge was only fifty yards away. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- Mr. Edison himself supplies the following data: During the electric-railway experiments at Menlo Park, we had a short spur of track up one of the steep gullies. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- We scrambled up the steep bank at the shabby town of Ghizeh, mounted the donkeys again, and scampered away. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- The bottom slopes, you know, very steep. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- In mountainous regions, the topography of the land prevents the elimination of all steep grades, but nevertheless the attempt is always made to follow the easiest grades. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- The steeper the incline, the more force necessary to raise a weight; whereas if the incline is small, the necessary lifting force is greatly reduced. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- A long, gradual ascent is better than a shorter, steeper one. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- There was yet an upper staircase, of a steeper inclination and of contracted dimensions, to be ascended, before the garret story was reached. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- The nearer and steeper the elevation, the greater the force with which the water flows through the valley pipes, and hence the stronger the discharge from the faucets. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Her own little right-hand middle finger got steeped to the very bone in ink; and I think that was the only decided result obtained. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- And he was so old, so steeped in heavy memories. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- This consisted of alternate discs of copper and zinc, separated by layers of cloth steeped in an acidulated solution. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- But, it was not this which steeped the feeble soul of Twemlow in confusion. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- At about this time, I began to observe that he was getting flushed in the face; as to myself, I felt all face, steeped in wine and smarting. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- I thought it must be near three,' she said, calmly pouring from the cup into the basin, and steeping the linen as before. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
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