লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
stoop
The physical act of stooping suggests a temporary adjustment of posture to accommodate a physical barrier or a specific task. It carries a sense of compression and downward movement, often associated with age or fatigue when describing a permanent posture.
In a moral sense, the word describes a descent in character. It implies that the person possesses a certain level of dignity or status which they are intentionally abandoning to engage in a low or shameful act. This usage is almost always negative and suggests a loss of integrity.
Meanings
To bend the body forward and downward from the waist or shoulders.
To lower one's moral standards to do something considered dishonorable or beneath one's dignity.
Examples
I cannot believe she would stoop to lying just to win the argument.
Wait for me on the front stoop until I open the door.
The old man walked with a pronounced stoop in his back.
I will not stoop to their level by trading insults.
She sat on the stoop watching the neighborhood children play.
Why do you stoop your shoulders like that when you are nervous?