stoop

noun

1. an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

2. small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house

Synonym: stoep

3. basin for holy water

Synonym: stoup

stoop

verb

1. carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward

e.g. The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane

2. sag, bend, bend over or down

e.g. the rocks stooped down over the hiking path

3. bend one's back forward from the waist on down

e.g. he crouched down
She bowed before the Queen
The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse

Synonym: crouchbendbow

4. descend swiftly, as if on prey

e.g. The eagle stooped on the mice in the field

5. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

e.g. I won't stoop to reading other people's mail

Synonym: condescendlower oneself

1. (站立或行走时)弓背，驼背
If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards.

e.g. She was taller than he was and stooped slightly.
她比他高，而且略微有些驼背。

2. 弯腰;俯身
If you stoop, you bend your body forwards and downwards.

e.g. He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries...
他俯下身去提装着食品杂货的购物袋。
e.g. Two men in shirt sleeves stooped over the car...
两名穿衬衣的男子趴在那辆汽车上。

3. 堕落(或卑鄙)到去做
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.

e.g. He had not, until recently, stooped to personal abuse...
他以前从未像最近这样卑鄙到进行人身攻击。
e.g. They've stooped to using any and every weapon at their disposal...
他们已经无耻到把能用的武器都用上了。

4. 门廊;门阶
A stoop is a small platform at the door of a building, with steps leading up to it.

e.g. They stood together on the stoop and rang the bell.
他们一起站在门廊上按响了门铃。

1. 曲背：to store out-of-season clothes 收藏过季衣服 | stoop 曲背 | curved line 曲线

2. 弯腰：stoop to 屈尊 | stoop 弯腰 | stop bit 停止位

3. 似兔扑(扑倒在地) 屈身;弯腰：stool,似兔呕(似兔子一样,四条腿着地). 凳子 | stoop,似兔扑(扑倒在地),屈身;弯腰 | straight,似垂特(特别像垂直),直的;正直的

4. 弯腰,俯身：stomach 胃 stone 石料 | stoop 弯腰,俯身 | store 储存,商店,备用品