好词典
stooped
UK //stuːpt//US //stuːpt//
词源
源自古英语 'stūpian'，意为弯腰或俯身，与古挪威语 'stúpa'（弯曲）同源。
adjective
❶ 形容人因年老、疾病或长期劳累而弯腰驼背的样子，通常指肩膀向前弯曲的姿势。
“The old man walked with a stooped posture due to years of hard labor.”
（老人因多年劳累而驼背行走。）
“She became stooped after spending decades working in the rice fields.”
（在稻田里劳作数十年后，她的背驼了。）
同义词:hunched, bent, crooked
verb
❶ 指弯腰或俯身的动作，可能是为了拾取物品、躲避或表示恭敬。
“He stooped to pick up the fallen coins from the sidewalk.”
（他弯腰从人行道上捡起掉落的硬币。）
“The tall man had to stoop to enter the low doorway.”
（高个子男人不得不弯腰进入低矮的门道。）
❶ 比喻降低道德标准或尊严去做某事，常带有贬义。
“He would never stoop to cheating, no matter how desperate the situation.”
（无论情况多么绝望，他也绝不会卑劣到作弊。）
“I can't believe she stooped to spreading rumors about her coworkers.”
（我不敢相信她竟然堕落到散布同事的谣言。）
同义词:bend, lower oneself, condescend, debase
常见短语
stoop to conquer — 源自谚语，意为暂时放下身段或尊严以获得最终胜利，强调策略性让步。
“Sometimes you have to stoop to conquer by accepting a temporary setback.”
（有时你必须暂时接受挫折，以退为进才能最终获胜。）