stoep

美 [stuːp]英 [stuːp]

stoep

noun

SAfrE屋前游廊；门廊
a raised area outside the door of a house, with a roof over it, where you can sit and relax, eat meals, etc.

noun

small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house: Synonym: stoop

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1

But when we reached the homestead and were sitting on the stoep drinking our coffee , we heard that Richard had left quite suddenly and had gone back to england .

但待我们赶到范伦斯家，坐在他们家屋前的门廊上喝咖啡时，却听说理查德已经不辞而别回英国去了。
2

At an impromptu press conference on her stoep in searing heat , a black journalist pointedly insinuated that Mandela was frittering away his time in office .

曼德拉冒着炙热高温在贝齐屋前的门廊上举行了一场临时记者招待会。一位黑人记者在会上含沙射影地说道，曼德拉浪费了办公时间。