好词典
stooping
UK //ˈstuːpɪŋ//US //ˈstuːpɪŋ//
词源
源自古英语 'stūpian'，意为'弯腰'，与古挪威语 'stúpa'（弯腰）同源，可能最终源自原始日耳曼语词根，与'陡峭'的概念相关。
verb
❶ 弯腰或俯身的动作，通常指因年老、疲劳或负重而身体向前弯曲。
“She was stooping to pick up the coins from the ground.”
（她弯腰从地上捡起硬币。）
“The old man walked with a stooping posture due to his back pain.”
（老人因为背痛走路时弯着腰。）
❶ 比喻降低自己的道德标准或尊严去做某事，通常带有贬义。
“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 petty arguments.”
（她拒绝降低到他们那种琐碎争吵的水平。）
同义词:bending, hunching, lowering, descending, condescending
adjective
❶ 形容弯腰或驼背的姿态，通常指因年老或疾病导致的体态。
“The stooping figure of the old woman shuffled slowly down the street.”
（老妇人佝偻的身影在街上缓慢挪动。）
“Years of hard labor left him with a permanently stooping back.”
（多年的艰苦劳动让他永远驼着背。）
同义词:hunched, bent, stooped, rounded, drooping
常见短语
stoop to conquer — 指暂时放下尊严或原则以达到更大的目标，源自18世纪戏剧的标题。
“Sometimes you have to stoop to conquer in the business world.”
（在商界有时你必须暂时屈尊才能最终获胜。）
stoop labor — 指需要长时间弯腰的体力劳动，如农业采摘工作。
“Migrant workers often do back-breaking stoop labor in the fields.”
（外来务工人员经常在田里从事令人腰酸背痛的弯腰劳动。）