stoop
翻譯
彎腰, 俯身, 屈尊, 門廊
例句
She stooped to pick up the keys.
她彎腰去撿鑰匙。
I won't stoop to their level of gossip.
我不會屈尊到他們那種說閒話的水平。
The neighbors were sitting on their stoop.
鄰居們正坐在他們家的門廊上。
文法模式
((down/over)) 向前彎腰。 She stooped to pick up the keys.
((to -ing/sth.)) 降低自己的道德標準。 I won't stoop to their level of gossip.
a stoop 建築物入口處的小門廊或台階。 The neighbors were sitting on their stoop.
近義詞
同義詞：（動詞）bend, crouch, condescend；（名詞）porch, steps
詞源
動詞源自古英語 'stupian'（鞠躬，彎曲）。名詞源自荷蘭語 'stoep'（台階，小門廊）。
記憶技巧
要「彎腰」(stoop)，你必須「停下來」(stop)然後下去。想像人們「停下來」(stop)在他們家的「門廊」(stoop)上聊天。