steeper

英 [ˈstiːpə]

美 [ˈstipər]

adj.  陡的; 陡峭的; 突然的; 急剧的; 大起大落的; 过高的; 过分的; 不合理的
steep的比较级

化学

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 陡的;陡峭的;陡直的
  Asteepslope rises at a very sharp angle and is difficult to go up.
  1. San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep.
     旧金山建在 40 座小山丘上，其中一些非常陡峭。
  2. ...a narrow, steep-sided valley.
     两旁山坡陡峭的狭窄山谷
• ADJ-GRADED (增加或减少)急剧的，大幅度的
  Asteepincrease or decrease in something is a very big increase or decrease.
  1. Consumers are rebelling at steep price increases.
     消费者在抗议物价飞涨。
• ADJ-GRADED (价格)过高的，昂贵的
  If you say that the price of something issteep, you mean that it is expensive.
  1. The annual premium can be a little steep, but will be well worth it if your dog is injured.
     每年要交的保险费可能有点高，但如果你的狗受了伤就会很值了。
• VERB 浸泡(食物)
  Tosteepfoodina liquid means to put the food in the liquid for some time so that the food gets flavour from the liquid.
  1. It's a drink made by steeping pineapple rind in water.
     这是用菠萝皮泡在水里做的饮料。
  2. ...green beans steeped in olive oil.
     在橄榄油里浸泡过的青豆

英英释义

noun

• a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping

双语例句

• The longer America puts off this reckoning, the steeper the ultimate price of adjustment.
  美国越迟对此进行清算，调整的最终代价将会越大。
• A steeper yield curve should allow banks to earn a spread and encourage them to lend.
  收益率曲线变陡会让银行赚取息差，从而鼓励他们放贷。
• Such action of the antigen pad in the analytical system makes the slope of the dose – response curve steeper but the sensitivity decreases.
  抗原衬垫的这种作用在分析系统中使得剂量响应曲线更加陡峭，但也减少了灵敏度。
• They trimmed their investment in alternative assets from 10 per cent to 9 per cent of their total holdings, though the fall might have been steeper but for the fact that some hedge funds froze withdrawals.
  他们将其总资产中10%的另类投资削减到了9%，但如果不是一些对冲基金冻结资金撤退，这一比例的下降可能会更大。
• The real dividing-line between continents and oceans occurs at the foot of a steeper slope.
  大陆和海洋的真正分界线是在大陆架较陡峭坡度的脚下。
• The mountain path becomes steeper and steeper as you go up.
  山路愈走愈陡。
• The year-end contraction in credit was even steeper.
  去年年底的信贷萎缩甚至更为急剧。
• Germany has so far helped the eurozone as a whole avoid a steeper downturn.
  德国迄今已帮助整个欧元区避免陷入更大幅度的下滑。
• Because of the bulging, the already steep north side of the volcano was becoming even steeper.
  由于发生了膨胀，原来已很陡的火山北坡更陡了。
•   is that it takes us into a recession, quicker and steeper than we would have expected.
  它把我们带入了一场衰退。我们陷入衰退的速度之快、程度之深，超出了我们的预想。