몸을 앞으로 숙이거나 아래로 굽히다.
To bend the head or body forward and downward.
예문:
"She stooped to tie her shoelaces."
"He stooped down to pick up the dropped coin."
머리와 어깨가 습관적으로 앞으로 굽어 있다.
To have the head and shoulders habitually bent forward.
예문:
"He began to stoop as he got older."
"The tall man had to stoop to fit through the low doorway."
비도덕적이거나 비굴한 일을 할 정도로 품위를 낮추다.
To lower one's moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible.
예문:
"I never thought he would stoop to lying."
"She refused to stoop to their level of petty gossip."
맹금류가 먹잇감을 덮치기 위해 공중에서 급강하하다.
(Of a bird of prey) to swoop down on a quarry.
예문:
"The hawk stooped suddenly to grab its prey."
"A falcon can stoop at speeds over 200 miles per hour."
머리와 어깨가 앞으로 굽어 있는 구부정한 자세.
A posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forward.
예문:
"Years of desk work had given him a slight stoop."
"You can recognize him by his distinctive stoop."
건물 입구에 설치된 작은 현관이나 계단.
A small porch or set of steps at the entrance of a house.
예문:
"We sat on the stoop and watched the sunset."
"She left her muddy boots on the stoop."
맹금류가 먹잇감을 향해 빠르게 내려오는 급강하.
The downward swoop of a bird of prey.
예문:
"The eagle's stoop was lightning fast."
"The falcon missed its target during the stoop."