stoop
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forward. 驼背
She was taller than he was and stooped slightly. 她比他高,但有点儿驼背。
2. N-SING Stoop is also a noun. 驼背
He was a tall, thin fellow with a slight stoop. 他是一个有点儿驼背的瘦高个男子。
3. N a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building 小门廊[美国英语]
4. V-I If you stoop, you bend your body forward and downward. 弯腰
He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries. 他弯腰提起装满食品杂货的购物袋。
Two men in shirt sleeves stooped over the car. 两个穿衬衫的男人趴在那辆汽车上。
5. V-I 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. 卑鄙到…[表不满]
He had not, until recently, stooped to personal abuse. 他最近才卑鄙到进行人身攻击。
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stoop /stuːp/ (stooping,stooped,stoops)
剑桥词典
- to bend the top half of the body forward and down
俯身,弯腰
The doorway was so low that we had to stoop to go through it. 门道太低,我们不得不弯下腰进去。
Something fell out of her coat pocket and she stooped down and picked it up. 有个东西从她大衣口袋里掉了出来,她俯下身捡了起来。
If someone stoops, their head and shoulders are always bent forwards and down.
佝偻,弓背
He's over six feet tall , but the way he stoops makes him look shorter . 他身高超过6英尺,但他弓着背,显得矮了一些。