stoop

/stuːp/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

弯腰；俯身；屈尊；弯腰；驼背

释义与例句

v. 弯腰；俯身；屈尊
to bend the body forward and down; to lower one's moral standards
  1. She stooped down to pick up the fallen book.
    她俯身捡起掉落的书。
  2. The old man stooped as he walked.
    那位老人走路时弯着腰。
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  1. He would never stoop to cheating on an exam.
    他绝不会堕落到考试作弊。
n. 弯腰；驼背
a forward bend of the body; a habit of bending forward
  1. Years of working in the fields gave him a permanent stoop.
    多年在田里劳作使他永久地驼背了。
  2. She walked with a slight stoop.
    她走路时微微弯腰。
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  1. The doctor noticed a stoop in the patient's posture.
    医生注意到患者姿势中有驼背现象。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 stoop 谐音“司徒坡”——司徒在坡上弯腰干活，所以弯腰、俯身。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • stooped 驼背的；弯腰的
    stoop 的过去分词作形容词，如 a stooped figure（一个弯腰的身影）。
同义词
  • bend 弯曲；弯腰
    bend 是通用词，可指任何弯曲；stoop 特指上身向前向下弯。
    He bent down to tie his shoelaces. 他弯下腰系鞋带。
反义词
  • stand 站立；挺直
    stand 强调身体直立，与 stoop 的弯腰、驼背形成对比。
    The soldiers stood straight and tall. 士兵们站得笔直挺拔。
常见搭配
  • stoop down 俯身；弯下腰
    She stooped down to talk to the little child. 她弯下腰和那个小孩说话。
  • stoop to 堕落到；屈尊做
    I can't believe he would stoop to lying. 我无法相信他竟会堕落到撒谎。
  • a slight stoop 微微驼背
    Age had given him a slight stoop. 岁月使他微微驼背。