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stoop 1 AHD[sto͞op] D.J.[stuːp]K.K.[stup]v.(动词)stooped, stoop.ing, stoops v.intr.(不及物动词)stoop2- To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back:屈身,弯腰:从腰部或背部中部向前向下弯曲:had to stoop in order to fit into the cave.必须弯腰才能进洞
- To walk or stand, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.往前倾:走路或站立时头与上背部向前弯曲,尤指习惯性地弯曲
- To bend or sag downward.下弯:向下弯身或下垂
- To lower or debase oneself.自贬:贬低自己或降低身份
- To descend from a superior position; condescend.屈从:从高位下到低位;降低
- To yield; submit.屈从;同意
- To swoop down, as a bird in pursuing its prey.俯扑:向下屈身,如鸟准备扑食时的曲身
v.tr.(及物动词)- To bend (the head or body) forward and down.俯身:向前向下弯曲(头或身体)
- To debase; humble.降尊;屈就
n.(名词)- The act of stooping.屈身:屈身的行为
- A forward bending of the head and upper back, especially when habitual.身体的前倾:头和上背部向前弯曲,尤指习惯性的
- An act of self-abasement or condescension.自贬:自我贬低或降低人格的行为
- A descent, as of a bird of prey.俯扑:下扑,如猛禽下扑
- Middle English stoupen 中古英语 stoupen
- from Old English stūpian 源自 古英语 stūpian
stoop, condescend, deign- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to descend to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignity": 这些动词的中心意思为“降低到一个被认为是与一个人的尊严不符的高度”: stooping to contemptible methods to realize their ambitions;为实现他们的野心而卑屈到采取可鄙的手段;won't condescend to acknowledge his rival's greeting;不愿屈尊答谢他的对手的问候; didn't even deign to reply. 甚至不屑于回答
stoop 2 AHD[sto͞op] D.J.[stuːp]K.K.[stup]n.Northeastern U.S.(名词)【美国东北部】- A small porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.门廊,露台:通向一所房屋或大楼的入口的小门廊、平台或楼梯间
- Dutch stoep [front verandah] 荷兰语 stoep [前游廊]
- from Middle Dutch 源自 中古荷兰语
stoop 3 AHD[sto͞op] D.J.[stuːp]K.K.[stup]n.(名词)- Variant of stoup stoup的变体
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