steeping

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adjective

steeper; -est

[also more ~; most ~]

almost straight up and down :rising or falling very sharply

a steep slope/hillside

The stairs are very steep.

going up or down very quickly

a steep drop/increase in prices

very high

The store's prices are too steep for me.

Their rates are pretty steep.

pay a steep price

xem pay

verb

steeps; steeped; steeping

to put (something) in a liquid for a period of time [+ obj]

Steep the tea for three minutes. [no obj]

The tea steeped for five minutes.

steep in

[phrasal verb]

steep (someone) in (something) :to make (someone) know and understand a lot about (something)

Prior to his trip, he spent a few weeks steeping himself in the language. [=learning a lot about the language] - often used as (be) steeped in

She was steeped in the classics. [=she had learned a lot about the classics]

used as (be) steeped in to say that there is a lot of something in a place, time, etc.

an area steeped in history [=an area where many important historical events occurred]

It was a time in the nation's history that was steeped in bloodshed. [=a time when there was a lot of bloodshed]

* Các từ tương tự:
steepen, steeple, steeplechase, steeplechaser, steeplejack
adjective

In those days, a car had to be in first gear to climb such a steep hill

sheer

abrupt

precipitous

bluff

sharp

nearly vertical or perpendicular or upright

The house prices in the city centre were much too steep for all but the highest-paid executives

expensive

dear

high

overpriced

exorbitant

excessive

extravagant

extortionate

Colloq stiff

verb

Before cooking, the meat has to be steeped in brine for at least six hours to tenderize it

soak

submerge

souse

drench

immerse

saturate

douse

wet

ret

pickle

marinate

He learnt Japanese by steeping himself in the language for six months

imbue

fill

saturate

immerse

inundate

bury

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