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单词 stooper
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
stoop1 /stup/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward: [no object]The basketball player had to stoop when climbing into the bus.[+ object]He stooped his head a little when he climbed on the bus.
  2. to lower oneself from one's normal level of dignity and do something considered improper, dishonest, etc.: [no object]I would never stoop so low that I would take money from my own children.[+ to + object]You wouldn't think he would stoop to such treachery.[+ to + verb-ing]Would he stoop to stealing money from his own children?

n. [countable]
  1. an act or instance of stooping.
  2. a stooping position of the body;
    a way of carrying the body at a low angle:to walk with a stoop.

stoop2 /stup/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Buildinga raised platform or porch, esp. a small porch with steps, at the entrance of a house:We sat on the stoop and talked.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
stoop1 (sto̅o̅p),USA pronunciation  v.i. 
  1. to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position:to stoop over a desk.
  2. to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forward:to stoop from age.
  3. (of trees, precipices, etc.) to bend, bow, or lean.
  4. to descend from one's level of dignity;
    condescend;
    deign:Don't stoop to argue with him.
  5. to swoop down, as a hawk at prey.
  6. to submit;
    yield.
  7. [Obs.]to come down from a height.

v.t. 
  1. to bend (oneself, one's head, etc.) forward and downward.
  2. [Archaic.]to abase, humble, or subdue.

n. 
  1. the act or an instance of stooping.
  2. a stooping position or carriage of body:The elderly man walked with a stoop.
  3. a descent from dignity or superiority.
  4. a downward swoop, as of a hawk.
  • bef. 900; Middle English stoupen (verb, verbal), Old English stūpian; cognate with Middle Dutch stūpen to bend, bow; akin to steep1
stooper, n. 
stooping•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lean, crouch. See bend 1.

stoop2 (sto̅o̅p),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Buildinga small raised platform, approached by steps and sometimes having a roof and seats, at the entrance of a house;
    a small porch.
  • Dutch stoep; cognate with Middle Low German stōpe, German Stufe step in a stair. See step
  • 1670–80, American.

stoop3 (sto̅o̅p),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. stoup.

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