steep 1 S3 / stip / 形容词 ( comparative steeper , superlative steepest )

1 a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle :

The road became rocky and steep.

a steep climb to the top

2 steep prices, charges etc are unusually expensive 反义词 low :

steep rents

3 involving a big increase or decrease 同义词 sharp :

steep cuts in benefits

steep increase/rise

a steep increase in house prices

steep decrease/drop

a steep drop in orders

— steeply 副词

— steepness 名词 [不可数名词]

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a steep hill The car careered down the steep hill.

a steep slope Coffee was grown on the steep slopes.

a steep bank He scrambled down the steep bank.

a steep path/road She stood at the top of the steep path leading down to the beach.

steep stairs Martha led the way up the very steep stairs.

the steep sides of something The steep sides of the valley were clothed in dense green forest.

a steep gradient formal (= a steep slope – used especially when talking about how steep something is ) The Snowdon Mountain Railway has the steepest gradient of any locomotive track in Britain.

a steep climb A steep climb brought us to a wide rocky plateau.

a steep descent (= a steep journey, slope, or path downwards ) the steep descent into the beautiful Farndale Valley