stoop
US /stuːp/
UK /stuːp/
動詞
1.
彎腰, 屈身
to bend one's head or body forward and downward
範例:
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She had to stoop to pick up the fallen keys.
她不得不彎腰去撿掉在地上的鑰匙。
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He stoops slightly when he walks.
他走路時背有點駝。
2.
淪落, 卑躬屈膝
to lower one's moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible
範例:
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I didn't think he would stoop to cheating.
我沒想到他會淪落到作弊的地步。
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Don't stoop to their level by arguing.
不要通過爭吵而降低到他們的水平。
名詞
門廊台階, 門階
a small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
範例:
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The neighbors were sitting on their stoop enjoying the evening.
鄰居們坐在門廊的台階上享受夜晚。
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He left the package on the stoop.
他把包裹放在門階上。
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