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VERB
(站立或行走時)弓背,駝背
If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards.
例句
She was taller than he was and stooped slightly.
她比他高,而且略微有些駝背。
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VERB
彎腰;俯身
If you stoop, you bend your body forwards and downwards.
例句
He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries...
他俯下身去提裝著食品雜貨的購物袋。
Two men in shirt sleeves stooped over the car...
兩名穿襯衣的男子趴在那輛汽車上。
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VERB
墮落(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.
例句
He had not, until recently, stooped to personal abuse...
他以前從未像最近這樣卑鄙到進行人身攻擊。
They've stooped to using any and every weapon at their disposal...
他們已經無恥到把能用的武器都用上了。
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N-COUNT
門廊;門階
A stoop is a small platform at the door of a building, with steps leading up to it.
例句
They stood together on the stoop and rang the bell.
他們一起站在門廊上按響了門鈴。