steep
- IPA[stēp]
美式
- soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavor or to soften it；soak or saturate (cloth) in water or other liquid
verb: steep, 3rd person present: steeps, gerund or present participle: steeping, past tense: steeped, past participle: steeped
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavor or to soften it the chilies are steeped in olive oil the noodles should be left to steep for 3–4 minutes 同義詞
- ▪ soak or saturate (cloth) in water or other liquid sheets were steeped in mercury sulfate as a disinfectant 同義詞
- 2. surround or fill with a quality or influence a city steeped in history 同義詞
