perches

英 [ˈpɜːtʃɪz]

美 [ˈpɜːrtʃɪz]

v.  栖息; 停留; (使)坐，坐在…边沿; 置于(顶上或边上)
n.  (鸟的)栖息处，栖木; 高座; 高处; 鲈鱼; 河鲈
perch的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The form perch is used for both the singular and plural in meaning 8. 义项8的单复数同形。


• VERB 坐在…边缘；坐在…顶端
  If youperch onsomething, you sit down lightly on the very edge or tip of it.
  1. He lit a cigarette and perched on the corner of the desk...
     他点了一根烟，坐在桌角上。
  2. He perched himself on the side of the bed.
     他坐在床沿上。
• VERB 在…顶部；在…边缘
  Toperchsomewhere means to be on the top or edge of something.
  1. ...the vast slums that perch precariously on top of the hills around which the city was built.
     坐落在城市周围的山峰上、摇摇欲坠的贫民窟
• VERB 把…置于；使立稳于…的边缘（或顶部）
  If youperchsomethingonsomething else, you put or balance it on the top or edge of that thing.
  1. The builders have perched a light concrete dome on eight slender columns.
     建筑工人在8根细柱上架起轻巧的混凝土穹顶。
• VERB （鸟）栖息，停留
  When a birdperches onsomething such as a branch or a wall, it lands on it and stands there.
  1. A blackbird flew down and perched on the parapet outside his window.
     一只乌鸫飞下来，停在他窗外的矮墙上。
• （鸟的）栖木，栖枝
  Aperchis a short rod for a bird to stand on.
• 高位，高处
  You can refer to a high place where someone is sitting as theirperch.
• PHRASE 赶下神坛
  If someoneis knocked offtheirperch, they are no longer admired or no longer thought of as important or clever.
  1. There is a trend for knocking public-school headmasters and headmistresses off their perches.
     现在有一种推翻公立学校校长权威性的趋势。
• 鲈鱼；河鲈
  Aperchis an edible fish. There are several kinds of perch.

双语例句

• The birds have also staked out their perches in the lower branches while below Subaraj and Sue Lyn explore the green world beneath the canopy.
  莎巴劳吉和苏琳，就在鸟儿们栖息的那棵较低的树枝下，饶有兴致的研究起这片树荫底下的绿色世界了。
• All the hens came down from their perches, and began to look for their food.
  于是所有的母鸡都从栖息处走出来觅食。
• All the birds were hopping about on their perches.
  所有的鸟儿都围着栖木蹦跳。
• If you need a sign it is time to trim your cat's nails, nothing is clearer than when she perches on your lap, purrs and starts kneading your thighs with her front paws.
  如果你想知道它何时需要修剪指甲，那么在你膝盖上蜷缩，发出呜呜声并开始用它的前爪揉捏你的大腿，便是它给你的最好的讯号。
• Perches need to be mounted in the cage so that the bowls for water and food will not be fouled by the falling droppings of the birds.
  栖息木需要安装在笼子中间，以便鸟滴落粪便时不会弄脏碗里的水和食物。
• Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
  希望是气息于灵魂枝头会飞翔的东西！
• Hope is the thing with feather that perches in the soul.& Emily Dickinson
  希望是栖息于灵魂中的一种会飞翔的东西。&狄金森
• A shelter with perches for fowl or other birds.
  家禽或其它鸟类的一种有栖木的避所。
• It perches over a small pool, then lunges with both paws and comes up with a plump three-foot chum salmon.
  它在一个小水池边停了一下，然后猛的用两个爪子扎进水里，捕到了一条肥美的足有三英尺长的鲑鱼。
• Hope is the thing with the feather that perches in the soul.
  希望是栖息在灵魂之上的，会飞翔的东西。