Steep

(noun.) a steep place (as on a hill).

(verb.) let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; 'steep the blossoms in oil'; 'steep the fruit in alcohol'.

(verb.) devote (oneself) fully to; 'He immersed himself into his studies'.

(adj.) having a sharp inclination; 'the steep attic stairs'; 'steep cliffs' .

(adj.) of a slope; set at a high angle; 'note the steep incline'; 'a steep roof sheds snow' .

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• They came down the last two hundred yards, moving carefully from tree to tree in the shadows and now, through the last pines of the steep hillside, the bridge was only fifty yards away. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Mr. Edison himself supplies the following data: During the electric-railway experiments at Menlo Park, we had a short spur of track up one of the steep gullies. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• We scrambled up the steep bank at the shabby town of Ghizeh, mounted the donkeys again, and scampered away. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The bottom slopes, you know, very steep. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• In mountainous regions, the topography of the land prevents the elimination of all steep grades, but nevertheless the attempt is always made to follow the easiest grades. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The steeper the incline, the more force necessary to raise a weight; whereas if the incline is small, the necessary lifting force is greatly reduced. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• A long, gradual ascent is better than a shorter, steeper one. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• There was yet an upper staircase, of a steeper inclination and of contracted dimensions, to be ascended, before the garret story was reached. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The nearer and steeper the elevation, the greater the force with which the water flows through the valley pipes, and hence the stronger the discharge from the faucets. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Her own little right-hand middle finger got steeped to the very bone in ink; and I think that was the only decided result obtained. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• And he was so old, so steeped in heavy memories. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• This consisted of alternate discs of copper and zinc, separated by layers of cloth steeped in an acidulated solution. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• But, it was not this which steeped the feeble soul of Twemlow in confusion. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• At about this time, I began to observe that he was getting flushed in the face; as to myself, I felt all face, steeped in wine and smarting. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• I thought it must be near three,' she said, calmly pouring from the cup into the basin, and steeping the linen as before. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.

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