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

• Never has a bull market climbed a steeper wall of worry.
  牛市从未爬上更为陡峭的忧虑之墙。
• First, a steeper European downturn, as a result of the excessive austerity and the euro crisis.
  首先，由于实行过度紧缩政策和欧元危机，欧洲可能会陷入更为严重的低迷。
• Many investors are waiting for steeper falls before they dip their toes in again.
  许多投资者都在等待市场进一步下跌，然后再试探性地进场。
• 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。
• 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。
• But the Financial Times found a much steeper increase at eight banks it surveyed this week.
  但英国《金融时报》本周对8家银行进行的调查显示，收益率升幅要陡峭得多。
• The growth of narrow money ( M1), meanwhile, fell by an even steeper 11.2 percentage points.
  狭义货币供应（M1）的增幅回落更大，为11.2个百分点。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。