好词典
stoop
UK /stuːp/US /stup/
词源
源自古英语 stūpian（弯腰），与古挪威语 stúpa（弯腰）同源，可能源自原始日耳曼语词根，与'steep'（陡峭的）有关联。
verb
❶ 弯腰或俯身，通常指身体向前或向下弯曲的动作，可能因为劳累、拿东西或表示尊敬。
“She stooped to pick up the coins from the ground.”
（她弯下腰从地上捡起硬币。）
“He stoops slightly because of his back pain.”
（因为背痛，他有点驼背。）
❶ 降低自己的道德或行为标准，做出不符合身份或原则的事情。
“He would never stoop to cheating in an exam.”
（他绝不会堕落到考试作弊。）
“She refused to stoop to their level of rudeness.”
（她拒绝降低到他们那种粗鲁的水平。）
同义词:bend, lower, condescend, deign
noun
❶ 门前的台阶或小平台，通常指房屋入口处供人短暂停留的地方。
“She sat on the stoop waiting for her friend to arrive.”
（她坐在门廊台阶上等朋友到来。）
“The kids were playing on the front stoop of the house.”
（孩子们在房子的前门台阶上玩耍。）
❶ 驼背或弯腰的姿势，通常因年龄或习惯导致。
“Years of desk work gave him a slight stoop.”
（多年的伏案工作让他有点驼背。）
“The old woman's stoop made her appear shorter than she was.”
（老妇人驼背让她看起来比实际身高更矮。）
同义词:porch, step, hunch, slouch
常见短语
stoop to conquer — 暂时放下尊严或原则以达到更大的目标，源自18世纪戏剧名，现指策略性让步。
“Sometimes you have to stoop to conquer in business negotiations.”
（在商业谈判中，有时你必须暂时让步才能最终获胜。）