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

Thus any upcoming steeper fall would crimp economic growth.
因此，任何即将到来的更剧烈出口下滑，将影响经济增长。
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。
( of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper.
（指屋顶）每一边都有两个斜坡，其中矮的比高的更陡峭。
The growth of narrow money ( M1), meanwhile, fell by an even steeper 11.2 percentage points.
狭义货币供应（M1）的增幅回落更大，为11.2个百分点。
But the Financial Times found a much steeper increase at eight banks it surveyed this week.
但英国《金融时报》本周对8家银行进行的调查显示，收益率升幅要陡峭得多。
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%。
The road grew even steeper and more perilous.
道路变得越来越陡峭，越来越凶险。
The year-end contraction in credit was even steeper.
去年年底的信贷萎缩甚至更为急剧。
The health benefits of walking increase exponentially the steeper the climb.
攀登越是陡峭，那么行走的健康益处会成指数增加。
First, a steeper European downturn, as a result of the excessive austerity and the euro crisis.
首先，由于实行过度紧缩政策和欧元危机，欧洲可能会陷入更为严重的低迷。