steep

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 stēp

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
    — It ended precipitously in a dark and narrow ravine, formed on the other side by an opposite mountain, the lofty steep of which was crested by a city gently rising on a gradual slope
  2. A liquid used in a steeping process countable,uncountable
    — Corn steep has many industrial uses.
  3. A rennet bag. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To soak or wet thoroughly. transitive
    — They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather.
  2. To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in. figuratively,intransitive
    — a town steeped in history
  3. To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
    — a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient
  2. Expensive. informal
    — Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep.
  3. Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high. obsolete
    — Her ears and thoughts in steep amaze erected
  4. resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular.
    — The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior.

词形变化

steeper comparative steepest superlative steeps plural steeps present,singular,third-person steeping participle,present steeped participle,past steeped past steeps plural

词汇关系

衍生词
ensteep steep-down steepen Steep Falls steeple steeply steepness steep-slope roof steepy unsteep resteep steepable insteep rot-steep unsteeped

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-der.?
Proto-Germanic *staupaz
Proto-West Germanic *staup
Old English stēap
Middle English steep
English steep
From Middle English steep, from Old English stēap (“high”), from Proto-Germanic *staupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (“to push, stick”).
Compare Old Frisian stāp ("high, towering"; > Modern Saterland Frisian stiep (“steep”)), Dutch stoop (“grand; proud”), Middle High German stouf (“towering cliff, precipice”), Middle High German stief (“steep”)). The Proto-Indo-European root (and related) has many and varied descendants, including English stub; compare also Scots stap (“to strike, to forcibly insert”).
The sense of “sharp slope” is attested circa 1200; the sense “expensive” is attested US 1856.
词源 2
From Middle English stepen, from Old Norse steypa (“to make stoop, cast down, pour out, cast (metal)”), from Proto-Germanic *staupijaną (“to tumble, make tumble, plunge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb- (“to push, hit”). Cognate with Danish støbe (“cast (metal)”), Norwegian støpe, støype, Swedish stöpa (“to found, cast (metal)”), Old English stūpian (“to stoop, bend the back, slope”). Related to stoop.
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