steep

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

steep [steep steeps steeped steeping steeper steepest] adjective, verb BrE [stiːp] NAmE [stiːp]
adjective (steep·er, steep·est)
1. (of a slope, hill, etc.)rising or falling quickly, not gradually
•a steep hill/slope/bank
•a steep climb/descent/drop
•a steep flight of stairs
• The path grew steeper as we climbed higher.
2. usually before noun (of a rise or fall in an amount)sudden and very big
Syn: ↑sharp
•a steep decline in the birth rate
•a steep rise in unemployment
3. (informal) (of a price or demand)too much; unreasonable
Syn: ↑expensive
•£2 for a cup of coffee seems a little steep to me.

Word Origin:
adj. Old English stēap ‘extending to a great height’ West Germanic ↑steeple ↑stoopv. Middle English Germanic ↑stoup

Example Bank:
•an incredibly steep hill
•He wants to move in here with us? That's a bit steep!
Idiom: ↑steeped in something
Derived Words: ↑steeply ▪ ↑steepness
Derived: ↑steep something in something ▪ ↑steep yourself in something
 
verb
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Word Origin:
adj. Old English stēap ‘extending to a great height’ West Germanic ↑steeple ↑stoopv. Middle English Germanic ↑stoup
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious, infuse, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up