1. vi. & vt.曲膝，弯腰，俯首　 bend the head and shoulders forward and downward
2. vi. & vt.降落；卑屈　 lower oneself morally

　～ abjectly　低声下气
　～ cautiously　小心地弯腰
　～ humbly　谦逊地俯首
　～ miserably　极不愉快地弯腰
　～ wearily　令人厌倦地卑屈
　～ down　弯下腰去
　～ from old age　因年老而弓背
　～ in walking　弓着背走路
　～ over a desk　伏案
　～ to　降低身份（去干某事）
　～ to cheating　卑屈以至作出欺骗行为
　～ to folly　卑屈以至作出愚蠢行为
　～ with old age　因年老而弓背

　He stooped to pick up a piece of paper.　他弯腰拾起一张纸。
　A tall man has to stoop to get through the low doorway.　高个子不得不弯腰才能穿过这个低矮的门口。
　He is too proud to stoop to please anyone.　他太骄傲了，不屈尊讨好任何人。
　She stooped her head to get into a car.　她俯首进入轿车。

 ♣ stoop down　(v.+adv.)
　弯腰，俯身　bend the back, leaning forwards towards the ground
　She stooped down to pick a flower.　她俯身摘了一朵花。
　The girl stooped down to pick up the two pebbles.　那女孩弯下身去捡起那两块卵石。
 ♣ stoop over　(v.+prep.)
　伏在…上　bend over sth
　He stooped over a desk.　他伏在桌子上。
 ♣ stoop to　(v.+prep.)
　屈从；降低身份〔人格〕　fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing sth
　He would stoop to anything for profit.　他为了发财什么卑鄙勾当都干得出来。
　She'd stoop to anything to get her own way.　她为了随心所欲会堕落到干任何事。
　He would not stoop to cheating.　他还不至于堕落到去骗人的地步。
　He even stooped to stealing money from his own parents.　他甚至堕落到去偷自己父母的钱。

 ♣ stoop, condescend, deign
　这组词都可表示“屈尊”。其区别在于：stoop不仅指降低人格或尊严去干与身份不相称的事情，而且暗示道德的堕落，有可耻的意味；condescend指地位、身份较高或权力较大的人屈尊去同地位较低的人交往，也可指对自视不如自己的人摆出屈尊俯就或恩赐的态度；deign则指性格傲慢、目中无人的人认为降低自己的身份去做某事，常同否定词连用，暗示不屑做某事。

　stoop　还可用作名词，意思是“弯腰， 屈背， 屈服”。