steep sth in sth
表示把某物放入液体中浸泡,以提取味道或清洗;in 后接浸泡所用的液体。
She steeped the tea leaves in hot water for five minutes.
她把茶叶在热水里泡了五分钟。
浸泡;泡
steeping — present participle of steep
使充满;沉浸于;使专心致志;潜心于;彻底浸泡或弄湿;使充满某物;深深沉浸于;全身心投入
to soak something thoroughly in a liquid, especially to soften it, extract its flavor, or clean it
彻底浸泡或弄湿
To soak or wet thoroughly.
使充满某物;深深沉浸于
To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
全身心投入
devote (oneself) fully to
浸泡以提取味道或清洁
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
一般现在时
She steeps the tea for five minutes.
她泡茶五分钟。
一般过去时
He steeped himself in the culture.
他沉浸在该文化中。
现在完成时
They have steeped the herbs in hot water.
他们已经将草药浸泡在热水中。
规则动词
You need to steep the tea leaves in hot water for three minutes.
你需要将茶叶在热水中浸泡三分钟。
用法提示:steep 在这里作动词,表示‘浸泡’,后接被浸泡的物体和液体。
AI contextual example
She steeped the dried mushrooms in warm water before cooking.
烹饪前,她把干蘑菇放在温水里泡发。
用法提示:steeped 是 steep 的过去式,表示‘浸泡、泡发’,体现动作发生在过去。
AI contextual example
The cloth was steeped in dye overnight to get a deep color.
这块布在染料中浸泡了一夜,以得到深色。
用法提示:be steeped in 是被动结构,表示‘被浸泡在……中’,steep 为动词。
AI contextual example
表示把某物放入液体中浸泡,以提取味道或清洗;in 后接浸泡所用的液体。
She steeped the tea leaves in hot water for five minutes.
她把茶叶在热水里泡了五分钟。
常用被动形式,表示充满、弥漫某种氛围、传统或情感,如 steeped in tradition。
The old town is steeped in history.
这座古镇历史底蕴深厚。
表示让自己全身心投入某事;oneself 随主语变化,如 she steeped herself in music。
He steeped himself in the works of ancient philosophers.
他潜心研读古代哲学家的著作。
最通用的词,指将物体放入液体中停留使其变软、变湿或清洗,可直接替换 steep 的“浸泡”义。
较正式,强调完全浸入液体中,也可用于比喻;替换 steep 时侧重“浸没”的动作。
指完全进入水面之下,比 steep 更强调“没入”的状态,不用于泡茶等提取味道的语境。
专用于泡茶、药草等以提取味道或成分,是 steep 在“泡茶/泡药草”语境下的典型同义词。
强调吸满液体直至不能再吸收,侧重结果状态,与 steep 强调的“浸泡过程”侧重点不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子This ancient town is steeped with history.
正确表达This ancient town is steeped in history.
表示“充满、浸透某物”时,steep 的固定搭配是 be steeped in sth,介词只能用 in,不能用 with。中文说“充满历史”常让人联想到 with(如 filled with),但这里必须用 in。
grammar · medium
易错句子He steeped in Western philosophy during his college years.
正确表达He steeped himself in Western philosophy during his college years.
表示“使自己沉浸于、潜心于”时,steep 是及物动词,需要反身代词 oneself 作宾语,即 steep oneself in sth(或用被动 be steeped in sth)。只保留 in 会让动词缺少宾语,句子不成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子Look, the tea steeps now. Wait a minute.
正确表达Look, the tea is steeping now. Wait a minute.
now 指此刻正在发生的事,须用现在进行时;steep 在这里是动作动词,用一般现在时会被理解为习惯性动作或状态,与 now 相矛盾,所以要用 is steeping。
泡茶
Steep the tea for five minutes.
把茶泡五分钟。
在水中浸泡
Steep the dried mushrooms in water until they soften.
把干蘑菇浸泡在水中直到变软。
历史悠久;沉浸于历史之中
The small town is steeped in history.
这座小镇历史悠久。
使自己沉浸于;潜心于
Before writing the novel, she steeped herself in medieval culture.
写小说之前,她潜心研究中世纪文化。
steep 常指将茶叶浸泡在热水中以释放味道。
steep 表示让物品浸在水中,使其湿透或提取成分。
浸泡的目的常是提取或吸收味道,如泡茶或腌渍。
be steeped in tradition 表示深深沉浸于传统之中。
be steeped in history 指充满或深受历史影响。
深深浸染(某特质);沉浸于(历史、传统等)
The old city is steeped in history.
这座古城充满了历史底蕴。
使自己潜心于;全身心投入(某事)
She steeped herself in the local culture before writing the guidebook.
写旅游指南之前,她深入了解了当地文化。
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