stoop

1. V-I If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forward. 駝背

She was taller than he was and stooped slightly. 她比他高，但有點(diǎn)兒駝背。

2. N-SING Stoop is also a noun. 駝背

He was a tall, thin fellow with a slight stoop. 他是一個(gè)有點(diǎn)兒駝背的瘦高個(gè)男子。

3. N a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building 小門廊[美國(guó)英語]

4. V-I If you stoop, you bend your body forward and downward. 彎腰

He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries. 他彎腰提起裝滿食品襍貨的購(gòu)物袋。

Two men in shirt sleeves stooped over the car. 兩個(gè)穿襯衫的男人趴在那輛汽車上。

5. V-I 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. 卑鄙到…[表不滿]

He had not, until recently, stooped to personal abuse. 他最近才卑鄙到進(jìn)行人身攻擊。