住房成本出现了急剧上涨。

There has been a ___steep increase in housing costs.

政策改变后，我们看到客户投诉量急剧上升。

After the policy change, we saw a ___steep rise in customer complaints.

该公司报告称季度盈利大幅下滑。

The company reported a ___steep fall in quarterly earnings.