stoop的意思

基本释义

• v 俯身；弯身

  to bend your body forward and down

• n 弯腰

例句

1. We had to stoop to pass through the low entrance.

   我们得弯腰通过那低矮的入口。

2. Dave stooped down to tie his shoes.

   戴夫俯身系鞋带。

3. He stooped to pick up a piece of paper.

   他弯腰拾起一张纸。

4. A tall man has to stoop to get through the low doorway.

   高个子不得不弯腰才能穿过这个低矮的门口。

5. He is too proud to stoop to please anyone.

   他太骄傲了,不屈尊讨好任何人。

短语

• stoop to something ◎委曲以求，曲意迎合
• stoop down

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward 2. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house Synonym: stoep 3. basin for holy water Synonym: stoup stoop verb 1. carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward e.g. The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane 2. sag, bend, bend over or down e.g. the rocks stooped down over the hiking path 3. bend one's back forward from the waist on down e.g. he crouched down She bowed before the Queen The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse Synonym: crouchbendbow 4. descend swiftly, as if on prey e.g. The eagle stooped on the mice in the field 5. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way e.g. I won't stoop to reading other people's mail Synonym: condescendlower oneself

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