| 释义 |
stoop¹ /stuːp/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 俯身，弯腰；弯腰站立(或行走)
stoop over a desk 俯身在书桌前
She stooped to pick up her fan. 她弯身去捡起扇子。
He stooped into a cab. 他弓身钻进一辆出租汽车。
stoop from age 因年迈而弯腰曲背
2. (树木、悬崖等)前倾
3. 屈尊，屈从；自贬；堕落
Don't stoop to argue with him. 别降低身份去跟他争吵。
I'm surprised that a man of your reputation would stoop to this. 我感到惊讶，像你这样有声望的人竟会堕落到如此地步。
They never stooped to petty manoeuvres. 他们从不会卑劣到耍弄小花招。
She stooped to cheating. 她自甘堕落行骗。
4. (鹰等捕猎时)俯冲下扑，下攫；〈古〉降落，下降
❷ vt.
1. 使屈尊，使屈从；使自贬，使堕落
2. 使弯曲；俯(首)；弯(腰)；曲(背)
a stooped old man 弯腰曲背的老人
He was a little stooped over. 他略微有些佝偻。
Their backs were always in a stooped position. 他们的背经常弯曲着。
II n.
1. 俯身，弯腰；曲背
develop a stoop 变得弯腰曲背
My mother walks with a stoop. 我母亲走路时弓着背。
His stoop seemed more pronounced after illness. 病后他的背驼得更加明显了。
2. (鹰等捕猎时的)俯冲下扑，下攫
3. 屈尊，屈从；自卑，自贬；堕落
[< OE stūpan; 与 MD stupen to bow², ON stūpa, Norw stupa to fall 有关] phr. stoop to conquer 屈尊忍辱以达到目的 |