单词 | stoop |
释义 | stoop v 1 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (down) bend forward and down 俯身; 弯腰 She stooped low to look under the bed. 她俯身查看床底. He stooped under the low beam. 他在低矮的横梁下弯著腰. stoop (down) to pick sth up 弯腰拾起某物. (b) [Tn] bend (a part of the body) forward and down 俯(身); 弯(腰) stoop one´s head to get into the car 俯身进入轿车. 2 [I] have the head and shoulders habitually bent over (习惯性)弓背 He´s beginning to stoop with age, ie as he gets older. 他年事渐高, 背也开始变驼了. 3 (idm 习语) stoop so low (as to do sth) lower one´s moral standards so far (as to do sth) 降低自己的道德标准(以致做出某事) He tried to make me accept a bribe I hope I would never stoop so low. 他想让我接受贿赂--我但愿我决不至於做出这种低级的事. 4 (phr v) stoop to sth/doing sth lower one´s moral standards to do sth 降低自己的道德标准做某事 He´d stoop to anything, ie He has no moral standards. 他无论多麽不道德的事都干得出来. I would never stoop to cheating. 我可决不至於下贱到骗人的地步. stoop, n (usu sing 通常作单数) stooping position of the body 俯身; 弯腰 walk with a slight stoop 弓著背行走. |
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