steep/stiːp/

a. if a road, hill, slope, etc. is steep, it goes down or up at a sharp angle

a. 陡的，陡峭的：It's not easy to climb up the steep hill. 爬上这座陡峭的山不是很容易。

◇a steep bank 陡直的河岸

构词源自deep

音组-eep/-iːp/

deep; jeep; keep; sheep; steep; sweep; weep