stooped
gb/stˈupt/ us/stˈupt/
B2
אנגלית
~ 5600
görnyedt, hajlott hátú, lehajol, vmi fölé hajol, odáig süllyed, vetemedik
B2
1
görnyedt
B1
hajlott hátú
B2
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] is stooped
A stooped old man shuffled slowly across the street.
Egy görnyedt öregember lassan átcsoszogott az utcán.
Her stooped shoulders made her look much older than she really was.
Görnyedt válla miatt sokkal idősebbnek látszott, mint amilyen valójában volt.
Years of working at the sewing machine left her small and stooped.
The professor was a thin, stooped figure in a worn brown coat.
He walked in, stooped and tired, but with a kind smile.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The old woman was very thin and stooped.
Az idős asszony nagyon sovány és görnyedt volt.
My grandfather is a little stooped when he walks.
A nagyapám járás közben egy kicsit görnyedt.
His stooped shoulders show that he has back problems.
The man with the stooped back sat on the bench.
She became stooped after many years of hard work.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes use *stooped* for any action of bending forward, where the verb *bent* or *leaning* is more natural. Use the adjective *stooped* mainly for someone's general posture, especially for older or physically weakened people, not for a quick movement.
משמעות
with a bent, hunched back
צירופים
stooped shoulders
|stooped posture
|stooped figure
|stooped old man
|thin stooped man
|small stooped woman
מילים נרדפות
hunched (Often describes a rounded, forward-bent upper back; very close in meaning.)
|
bent (More general and less specific; can describe many things that are not straight, not only posture.)
הפכים
upright (Describes a straight, vertical posture, the opposite of a bent or stooped back.)
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erect (More formal term for very straight posture, contrasting with a stooped back.)
נושאים
appearance
|health
|daily life
|body
הגדרה
Having your back and shoulders bent forward all the time, often because you are old, weak, or have bad posture.
Having the shoulders and upper back bent forward, often in a habitual or permanent way, especially because of age, weakness, or long-term bad posture.
פועל
B2
2
lehajol
A2
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] stooped to [a lower position]
He stooped down to tie his shoelaces.
Lehajolt, hogy bekösse a cipőfűzőjét.
She stooped to pick up the keys she had dropped.
Lehajolt, hogy felvegye a leejtett kulcsokat.
The nurse stooped over the child to check his temperature.
I stooped to look under the bed for my phone.
They stooped beside the injured man and tried to help him.
דוגמאות ללומדים
He stooped down to pick up the ball.
Lehajolt, hogy felvegye a labdát.
She stooped over the table to read the small text.
Az asztal fölé hajolt, hogy elolvassa az apró betűs szöveget.
I stooped to look at the flower on the ground.
The girl stooped and tied her shoe.
My father stooped to talk to the little boy.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse *stooped* with *stopped* in speech or writing, which changes the meaning completely. Also, they may overuse *stooped* where *bent down* is more natural; *stooped* often sounds slightly more descriptive or literary than *bent down*.
משמעות
bent the body forward/down
צירופים
stooped down
|stooped over
|stooped to pick up [something]
|stooped to the ground
|stooped beside [someone]
מילים נרדפות
bent down (Very close in meaning; more common in everyday speech and slightly simpler.)
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crouched (Suggests bending the knees and lowering the whole body, not just the upper body.)
הפכים
stood up (Describes returning to a straight, vertical position after bending or sitting.)
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straightened up (Focuses on making the back straight again after being bent or stooped.)
נושאים
movement
|daily life
|daily_life
|body
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Bent your body forward and down, usually to reach something low or on the ground.
Past tense and past participle of *stoop*: to bend the upper body forward and downward, usually to reach something lower or nearer the ground.
פועל
C1
3
vetemedik
C1
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] stooped to [something / doing something]
She never stooped to lying, even when the truth hurt her career.
Soha nem süllyedt odáig, hogy hazudjon, még akkor sem, amikor az igazság ártott a karrierjének.
I can't believe he stooped to stealing from his own friends.
El sem hiszem, hogy odáig süllyedt, hogy a saját barátaitól lopott.
They stooped to personal attacks instead of discussing the real issue.
He finally stooped to bribery to win the contract.
I will not be stooped to his level of name-calling and abuse.
דוגמאות ללומדים
He stooped to lying to get the job.
Odáig süllyedt, hogy hazudott az állás megszerzéséért.
She was angry but did not stoop to insults.
Dühös volt, de nem süllyedt odáig, hogy sértegetődjön.
They stooped to cheating to win the game.
I will not stoop to his level.
The company stooped to very low methods to make money.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may treat *stooped to* here as a physical action, translating it as if someone bent down rather than lowered their moral standards. In this meaning, *stooped to* is figurative and usually followed by a negative action like *lying*, *cheating*, or *insults*.
משמעות
lowered one's moral standards
צירופים
stooped to lying
|stooped to theft
|stooped to cheating
|stooped to his level
|stooped so low
מילים נרדפות
sank (Often used with 'so low'; emphasizes falling to a worse moral level.)
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degraded himself/herself (More formal; stresses loss of dignity or self-respect.)
הפכים
rose above it (Means refusing to behave badly or respond in a low way, even when provoked.)
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held to his principles (Emphasizes keeping one's moral standards instead of lowering them.)
נושאים
ethics
|behavior
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Did something you think is bad or low, below your usual moral level, especially to get what you want.
Past tense and past participle of *stoop* in the figurative sense: to do something that is considered morally low, dishonest, or beneath one's usual standards.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
stooped
IPA
GB/stˈupt/
US/stˈupt/
הברות והטעמה
stooped (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (stooped)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: stooped
- Comparative: stoopeder
- Superlative: stoopedest
Verb
- Base: stooped
- 3rd Person Singular: stoopeds
- Present Participle: stoopeding
- Past: stoopeded
- Past Participle: stoopeded
משפחת מילים
Forms
stoopeds
verb
stoopeding
verb
stoopeded
verb
stoopeder
adjective
stoopedest
adjective
Core family
stoop
verb B1
ביטויים
stoop to something
1/stˈup tə sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
do something morally low
To do something that you think is bad, dirty, or low, usually because you really want to win or get something.
דוגמאות
- I would never stoop to cheating on an exam.
- They stooped to spreading rumors about their opponent.
- She refused to stoop to lying just to get promoted.
stooped down
1/stˈupt dˈaʊn/
fixed phrase
bent down toward the ground
Bent your upper body down toward the ground, often to pick something up or look closely.
דוגמאות
- She stooped down to tie her shoe.
- He stooped down and picked up the coin.
- The doctor stooped down to talk to the child at eye level.
stooped over
1/stˈupt ˈoʊvɚ/
fixed phrase
bent forward over something
Bending your upper body forward over something, usually while working, reading, or looking closely.
דוגמאות
- He sat stooped over his laptop for hours.
- The children were stooped over their desks, busy with the test.
- She walked in and saw him stooped over the sink, washing dishes.
stoop so low
1/stˈup sˈoʊ lˈoʊ/
idiom
behave in a shockingly low way
To do something very bad or shameful that people did not expect from you.
דוגמאות
- I never thought he would stoop so low as to steal from his parents.
- I never thought he would stoop so low as to steal from his own family.
- She asked, "How could you stoop so low?" after hearing what he had done.
- Would you really stoop so low just to win an argument?
- They stooped so low that they lied about the safety of their product.
- She couldn’t believe her rival had stooped so low to spread those lies.