| 释义 |
stooped, ppl. a.|stuːpt|
[f. stoop v.1 + -ed1.]
1. a. On which a bird of prey is stooping. b. Of a bird of prey: That has swooped down.
1606Chapman Gentl. Usher i. i. A 2 b, A cast of Faulcons on their merry wings, Daring the stooped prey that shifting flies. 1819Keats Lamia i. 67 While Hermes on his pinions lay, Like a stoop'd falcon ere he takes his prey.
2. Of the head or shoulders: Bent downwards. Of a person: Bowed, having a stoop, stooping.
1865Swinburne Chastelard i. i. 8 Which one is that, stooped somewhat in the neck, That walks so with his chin against the wind? 1873R. Broughton Nancy xxii. II. 61 Barbara's stopped head is hidden by her hands. 1876World No. 115. V. 13 He is paler, and stooped, and supports his tottering steps with a stout walking stick. 1881May Laffan in Macm. Mag. XLIV. 380 A little stooped old woman. 1897Howells Landlord at Lion's Head 238 Over their stooped shoulders..Westover saw Alan.
3. Of a vessel: Tilted, inclined.
1865Swinburne Poems & Ball., Ilicet 49 The stooped urn⁓filling, dips and flashes. |