释义 |
stoop to something phrasal verb with stoopverb[ I ]uk /stuːp/ us /stuːp/ disapproving to lower your moral standards by doing something that is unpleasant, dishonest, or unfair: 卑鄙到做…的地步,堕落到做…的地步 I don't believe she would ever stoop to bribery or blackmail.我不相信她会堕落到行贿和勒索的地步。 [ + -ing verb ]He was amazed that a reputable firm would stoop to selling the names of their clients to other companies.他很吃惊一家声誉卓著的公司竟会堕落到把客户的名单出卖给其他公司。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Humiliating and degrading abase abasement be under a cloudidiom bring/take someone down a peg (or two)idiom bruise someone's egoidiom disgraced dishonour dishonourable dishonourably doghouse ignoble ignobly ignominious ignominiously ignominy shamefulness shoddily shoddiness shoddy stoop |