| 单词 | stoop |
| 释义 | stoop (stuːp ) Word forms: stoops , stooping , stooped 1. verb If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards. She was taller than he was and stooped slightly. [VERB] Synonyms: hunch, walk with a stoop, be bowed or round-shouldered Stoop is also a noun. He was a tall, thin fellow with a slight stoop. stooping adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] ...a slender slightly stooping American. 2. verb If you stoop, you bend your body forwards and downwards. He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries. [VERB] Two men in shirt sleeves stooped over the car. [VERB + over] Stooping down, he picked up a big stone and hurled it. [V down/over] Synonyms: bend, lean, bow, duck 3. verb 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. [disapproval] He had not, until recently, stooped to personal abuse. [VERB + to] They've stooped to using any and every weapon at their disposal. [V to n/-ing] How could anyone stoop so low? [VERB adjective] 4. countable noun A stoop is a small platform at the door of a building, with steps leading up to it. [US] They stood together on the stoop and rang the bell. Synonyms: slouch, slump, droop, sag Translations: Chinese: 驼背 Japanese: 猫背である |
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