stoop to do sth
表示弯下腰去做某事，to 后接动词原形，强调弯腰的目的。
She stooped to pick up the coin from the floor.
她俯身去捡地板上的那枚硬币。
屈尊；降低身份；屈服；自贬；俯冲；猛扑；使倾斜；使弯曲；使屈服；使俯伏；身体上半部向前向下弯曲至半蹲姿势；蹲伏。
To bend the upper body forward and downward, crouching.
身体上半部向前向下弯曲至半蹲姿势；蹲伏。
To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
降低自己的身份；做有失身份、标准或道德的事。
To lower oneself; to demean oneself in doing something below one's status, standards, or morals.
指猛禽:俯冲扑向猎物。
Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
使向下倾斜；使倾斜。
To cause to incline downward; to slant.
使屈服；使俯伏。
To cause to submit; to prostrate.
屈服；顺从；因强制而弯身；摆出谦卑或服从的姿态。
To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
降低身份或尊严；屈尊。
To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
一般现在时
He stoops to pick up the coin.
他弯腰捡起硬币。
一般过去时
She stooped to tie her shoelaces.
她弯腰系鞋带。
现在完成时
I have never stooped so low.
我从未如此卑躬屈膝。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She stooped to pick up the coin from the sidewalk.
她弯下腰从人行道上捡起硬币。
用法提示：stoop 在这里表示弯腰俯身，后面接不定式说明弯腰的目的。
He had to stoop as he walked through the low doorway.
他走过低矮的门口时不得不弯下身子。
用法提示：stoop 作动词，表示因空间低矮而弯曲上半身。
The tall man stooped under the tree branch to avoid hitting his head.
那个高个子男人在树下弯下腰，以免撞到头。
用法提示：stoop 表示弯腰的动作，常与 under 或不定式搭配。
表示弯下腰去做某事，to 后接动词原形，强调弯腰的目的。
She stooped to pick up the coin from the floor.
她俯身去捡地板上的那枚硬币。
over 后接名词，表示俯身在某人或某物上方。
He was stooping over the desk, studying the map.
他俯身在书桌前研究那张地图。
表示降低身份去做某事，含贬义；此处 to 是介词，后接名词或动名词。
He would never stoop to cheating on an exam.
他决不会堕落到考试作弊的地步。
语气较强，强调堕落到某种令人不齿的程度。
I can't believe he stooped so low as to lie to his own friends.
我简直不敢相信他竟堕落到对自己的朋友撒谎的地步。
grammar · medium
易错句子She would never stoop herself to such a dishonest act.
正确表达She would never stoop to such a dishonest act.
表示“降低身份去做某事”时，stoop 是不及物动词，后面直接接 to + 名词，不能像汉语“降低自己”那样加反身代词 herself。
grammar · medium
易错句子He would never stoop to cheat his friends out of money.
正确表达He would never stoop to cheating his friends out of money.
短语 stoop to 里的 to 是介词，后面要接名词或动名词，所以用 cheating，不能用动词原形 cheat。
grammar · medium
易错句子My grandfather stoop down to tie his shoes every morning.
正确表达My grandfather stoops down to tie his shoes every morning.
主语 My grandfather 是第三人称单数，一般现在时动词要加 -s，因此用 stoops，而不是原形 stoop。
针对'弯腰'义
弯腰；俯身
He had to stoop down to pick up the coin.
他不得不弯腰捡起硬币。
屈尊做某事；堕落到做某事
I never thought she would stoop to cheating.
我从没想过她会堕落到作弊的地步。
弯腰很低；卑躬屈膝
The doorway was so low that I had to stoop low to enter.
门口太低了，我不得不弯腰很低才能进去。
弯腰俯身（在某物上方）
She stooped over the desk to read the fine print.
她弯腰俯身在桌子上看小字。
委屈求全；低姿态以达目的
He was willing to stoop to conquer his rivals.
他愿意委屈求全以击败对手。
降低身份去做某事，堕落到做某事
I never thought she would stoop to lying.
我从未想过她会堕落到撒谎的地步。
离开我的门廊！
In the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, Frank often yells "Get off my stoop!" at his son.
在电视剧《人人都爱雷蒙德》中，弗兰克经常对儿子大喊“离开我的门廊！”
门廊小子害怕离开他的门廊！
From Hey Arnold!, the character Sid teases the Stoop Kid who never leaves his front steps.
来自《嘿，阿诺德！》，角色希德嘲笑那个从不离开前台阶的门廊小子。
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