stoop
v. 俯身; 自贬
n. 驼背; 门廊
If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards.
She was taller than he was and stooped slightly.
她比他高,而且略微有些驼背。
If you stoop, you bend your body forwards and downwards.
He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries...
他俯下身去提装着食品杂货的购物袋。
Two men in shirt sleeves stooped over the car...
两名穿衬衣的男子趴在那辆汽车上。
If you say that a person stoops to doing something, you are criticizing them because they do something wrong or immoral that they would not normally do.
He had not, until recently, stooped to personal abuse...
他以前从未像最近这样卑鄙到进行人身攻击。
They've stooped to using any and every weapon at their disposal...
他们已经无耻到把能用的武器都用上了。
A stoop is a small platform at the door of a building, with steps leading up to it.
They stood together on the stoop and rang the bell.
他们一起站在门廊上按响了门铃。
1. an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
2. basin for holy water
3. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
1. bend one's back forward from the waist on down;
2. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way;
3. descend swiftly, as if on prey;
4. sag, bend, bend over or down;
5. carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward;
stoop, bend
这两动词均可表示"弯腰,弯曲"之意。
He's too fat to stoop down.
他太胖了,连腰都弯不下.
It pains me to stoop down.
痛得我蹲下来.
Tall, athletically built , but with a slight, shy stoop to his shoulders.
高个子, 运动员身材, 但有点轻微的水蛇腰.
As steady stream of cars and traffic passed by, the dealers conducted business on the stoop.
当川流不息的车辆和行人经过时, 毒品贩子就在门廊上做生意.
He is too lofty to stoop to vulgar intrigue.
他的清高使他还不至于屈就卑俗的勾当.