a.

1. 陡峭的
   The car labored up the steep hill.

   车子吃力地向陡峭的山上开去。

2. 急剧升降的，大起大落的
   People were discontented with the steep rise in prices.

   人们对物价飞涨不满。

3. 【口】（价格等）过高的，不合理的
   Your prices are pretty steep.

   你们的价格相当高。

4. 野心的，困难的
   That is a steep story.

   那是一个令人难以置信的故事。

n.

1. 陡坡；悬崖峭壁

vt.

1. 泡，浸泡；浸透
   She steeped the tea in boiling water.

   她用滚开的水泡茶。

2. 使埋头，使沉湎；使充满[H][（+in）]
   Professor Smith is steeped in surface physics.

   史密斯教授埋头研究表面物理。

vi.

1. 泡，浸泡；浸透
   Let the tea leaves steep in boiling water for five minutes.

   让茶叶在滚开的水中浸泡五分钟。

n.

1. 浸泡
2. 浸泡液
   Put the rice in steep for some time before milling.

   碾磨之前先将大米浸泡一些时间。

adj.

1. rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular.
2. (of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid.
3. informal (of a price or demand) not reasonable; excessive.
   ▸dated (of a claim or account) exaggerated.

n.

v.

1. soak or be soaked in water or other liquid.
2. (usu. be steeped in) fill or imbue with a particular quality or influence.