1·Indeed, even before the steep climb in grain prices in 2008, the number of failing states was expanding.
事实上，甚至在2008年粮食价格急剧攀升之前，衰落的国家数量就已经在扩大。
2·It was a steep climb, so we rested for a while halfway up the hill.
因山势高峻，乃在山腰休息片时。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
3·We were winded by the steep climb.
我们爬那个陡坡累得上气不接下气。
4·The face of the cliff was a steep climb.
登山者面前耸立着险峻的埃佛勒斯峰。
5·It is a steep climb to the top of this hill.
要爬上这座山丘的路很陡。
6·There was a steep climb on the road out of town.
市外公路上有一处很陡的上坡路。
7·There was a steep climb on the road out of town.
城外的公路有一段陡坡。
8·It's a steep climb to the top of the mountain, but the view is worth it.
上山的道路非常陡峭，但迷人的风景值得一看。
9·Toilets and water in Canaan, notes Tima, are a steep climb down to the bottom of the hill.
在迦南要用厕所和水，Tima说到，得沿着陡峭的山下到山脚下。
10·The higher of the two caves, a steep climb up 200 steps, is dark and at first seems empty.
到较高的那个岩洞去要爬上200级陡峭的台阶，洞里光线很暗，初看像是空空如也。