Sunday, January 7, 2018

stop vs stoop

stop /st'a p/
stoop /st'u: p/


//=== stoop, 屈身, 彎腰, 佝僂
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+20&version=NLT

Gospel, John, chapter20
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5 He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in.

... Mary Magdalene
11 Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in.


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//=== stop
stop in / stop on /stop over
stop by / stop at


//=== neck of the woods
http://www.2abc8.com/new/24768/
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两百来年前。当时的美国人正往美洲大陆的西部迁移 ...
他們把在森林里开辟出来的安家落户的小小地带称为neck of the woods。

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My neck of the woods is a little town in Kansas, out in the middle of wheat fields.
I was born and grew up there, ...

... 这里的习惯用语 neck of the woods 指某人出生和成长的老家或者故乡。

Neck of the woods也能泛指面积不大的邻近地区或者地段,...
We were down in your neck of the woods last weekend,
这句话的意思是
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https://tw.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130526000015KK01588
neck of the woods, 英文諺語,附近的意思。
please come visit us when you are in the neck of the woods.


https://www.facebook.com/gainwind/posts/959257187541548
如果某事在你家附近發生, 你可以說: it happens in my neck of the woods

I don't know how it is in your neck of the woods,but in New York,
the only reason anyone goes to a wedding is for the food.



//=== https://www.englishforums.com/English/StopByStopIn/hkwcr/post.htm

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Is there any difference between 'stop by' and 'stop in at' here?
1. I need to stop in at the library.
2. I need to stop by the library.
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stop over, to stop briefly in the course of a journey: Many motorists were forced to stop over in that town because of floods. Our tour will stop over briefly in Turin to see the famous shroud.

stop in, to make a brief, incidental visit: If you're in town, be sure to stop in.

stop by, to make a brief visit on one's way elsewhere: I'll stop by on my way home.
In your example, "stop by" is the most fitting.
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Stop in- is not a clearly recognizable phase in the US to my knowledge.

You can say, however, “I am going to stop by the bank later” meaning you have a small bank errand which requires you to make a short stop for. Stop by/ Drop by hints a short -time notion.
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//=== https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66437/stop-by-vs-stop-at-vs-stop-on-vs-stop-in

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[ I am on a bus] Could you stop by/at/on/in 23rd and Pine?

"Stop at" is a definitive stop, with the emphasis on a particular location; this is the most appropriate usage for the bus making a stop.

When used as a verb "stop by" connotes a brief pauses, and usually implies continued motion after the pause. "By" could also be used as a synonym of "near", as in "Stop by (near) the intersection", with a meaning more similar to "stop at". The difference here is subtle and usually requires more context to distinguish.

"Stop on" and "stop in" wouldn't apply here. "Stop on" might refer to stopping in a bounded or contained region (a chess piece might "stop on" a square), "stop in" is generally used for a person visiting another person, often in a building or other closed structure (ex: "Stop in after work, I'd love to see you.")

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You have to use at or by there. One stops at the intersection of 23rd and Pine.
The others don’t work in the bus context
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