perched

英 [pɜːtʃt]

美 [pɜːrtʃt]

adj.  栖息; 停留; 被置于高处(或危险处)
v.  栖息; 停留; (使)坐，坐在…边沿; 置于(顶上或边上)
perch的过去式

过去分词：perched　

BNC.33949 / COCA.25637

牛津词典

adj.

• 栖息；停留
  sitting or resting on sth
  1. There was a bird perched on the roof.
     有一只鸟落在屋顶上。
• 被置于高处（或危险处）
  placed in a high and/or dangerous position
  1. a hotel perched high on the cliffs
     高高矗立在悬崖上的旅馆

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

• He lit a cigarette and perched on the corner of the desk
  他点了一根烟，坐在桌角上。
• The hotel was perched precariously on a steep hillside.
  旅馆危险地坐落在陡峭的山坡上。
• The sparrow perched on the branch for a moment or two.
  麻雀在树枝上憩息了一会儿。
• But yesterday the Queen found herself perched several rows back as she watched the Commonwealth Games swimming heats.
  然而昨天，英女王去观看英联邦运动会游泳预赛时却发现自己被安置在了倒数几排的位子上。
• It fluttered to the branch and perched there for a moment or two.
  它拍动翅膀飞到树枝上，在那儿栖息了一会儿。
• The birds perched upon the television aerial.
  那些鸟栖在电视天线上.
• The bird perched on a cedar by the window.
  鸟栖息在窗前的杉树上。
• Perched on branches where the neighborhood birds would hang out and chatter.
  我把自己挂在树枝上，邻里的小鸟在约会和交谈。
• The birds perched high in the treee.
  鸟儿在树上已经栖息了。
• The tiny mouse squeezed in and perched herself on the big bear's nose.
  一只小老鼠挤了进来，它自作主张地蹲在大狗熊的鼻子上了。