stoop
v. 俯身; 自貶
n. 駝背; 門廊
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,而且略微有些駝背。
If you stoop, you bend your body forwards and downwards.
He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries...
他俯下身去提裝著食品雜貨的購物袋。
Two men in shirt sleeves stooped over the car...
兩名穿襯衣的男子趴在那輛汽車上。
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...
他以前從未像最近這樣卑鄙到進行人身攻擊。
They've stooped to using any and every weapon at their disposal...
他們已經無恥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.
他們一起站在門廊上按響了門鈴。
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
這兩動詞均可表示"彎腰,彎曲"之意。
He's too fat to stoop down.
他太胖了,連腰都彎不下.
It pains me to stoop down.
痛得我蹲下來.
Tall, athletically built , but with a slight, shy stoop to his shoulders.
高個子, 運動員身材, 但有點輕微的水蛇腰.
As steady stream of cars and traffic passed by, the dealers conducted business on the stoop.
當川流不息的車輛和行人經過時, 毒品販子就在門廊上做生意.
He is too lofty to stoop to vulgar intrigue.
他的清高使他還不至於屈就卑俗的勾當.