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

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

noun

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 mountain path becomes steeper and steeper as you go up.
山路愈走愈陡。
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。
But pulling down inflation has come at the cost of a steeper than expected drop in growth.
通胀的确得到了抑制，但代价却是增长放缓幅度大于预期。
Among technology companies, only Nokia's 28 percent decline was steeper.
在科技公司中，仅有诺基亚比它表现更糟，下跌了28%。
Such attacks go too far, because the stimulus prevented a steeper decline.
这些抨击太过火了，因为刺激计划毕竟防止了经济进一步下滑。
The road grew even steeper and more perilous.
道路变得越来越陡峭，越来越凶险。
From some given point, a Southward path may be steeper than an Eastward path.
从给定的几点来看，向南的那条路径比向东那条更陡些。
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 real dividing line between continents and oceans occurs at the foot a steeper slope.
大陆和海洋的真正分界线是在陡破脚下。