stoop tosth
—phrasal verbwithstoopverb[I]uk/stuːp/us/stuːp/
disapprovingtoloweryourmoralstandardsby doing something that isunpleasant,dishonest, orunfair
卑鄙到做…的地步,堕落到做…的地步
I don'tbelieveshe wouldeverstooptobriberyorblackmail.我不相信她会堕落到行贿和勒索的地步。
[+ -ing verb]He wasamazedthat areputablefirmwouldstooptosellingthenamesoftheirclientsto othercompanies.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。