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linaccomplissement
(使)变陡 biàndǒu

steepen [ˈstiːpən] VB trans, intr

steepen
(使)变陡 biàndǒu
Present
Isteepen
yousteepen
he/she/itsteepens
westeepen
yousteepen
theysteepen
Past
Isteepened
yousteepened
he/she/itsteepened
westeepened
yousteepened
theysteepened
Present Perfect
Ihavesteepened
youhavesteepened
he/she/ithassteepened
wehavesteepened
youhavesteepened
theyhavesteepened
Past Perfect
Ihadsteepened
youhadsteepened
he/she/ithadsteepened
wehadsteepened
youhadsteepened
theyhadsteepened

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These burns cause a ring of constriction on the peripheral cornea causing the cornea to steepen making the eye focus better at near.
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It has a progressively steepening transition, which begins at the ground, and ends at a metal rail or plastic piping called the coping.
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To this point, gradients were gentle, but they now steepened to 1 in 66 on the climb up to the bridge.
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Having no flaps or other drag-producing devices, we resorted to the time-proven sideslip to steepen our approaches, up to 1200 fpm.
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Airy wave theory is also a good approximation for tsunami waves in the ocean, before they steepen near the coast.
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