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Perch Verb Perched Edge Top N Count 例:He Bird

单词 perch
音标
英[pɜ:tʃ] 美[pɜrtʃ]
解释
n.栖息处;栖枝;高处;鲈鱼;vi.(鸟)飞落,暂栖,停留;vt.& vi.栖息;停留;(使)坐;(使)坐在…边沿;
例句

VERB
坐在…边缘;坐在…顶端
If you perch on something, you sit down lightly on the very edge or tip of it.
例:He lit a cigarette and perched on the corner of the desk...他点了一根烟,坐在桌角上。
例:He perched himself on the side of the bed.他坐在床沿上。

VERB
在…顶部;在…边缘
To perch somewhere means to be on the top or edge of something.
例:...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 you perch something on something else, you put or balance it on the top or edge of that thing.
例: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 bird perches on something such as a branch or a wall, it lands on it and stands there.
例: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。

N-COUNT
(鸟的)栖木,栖枝
A perch is a short rod for a bird to stand on.

N-COUNT
高位,高处
You can refer to a high place where someone is sitting as their perch .

PHRASE
赶下神坛
If someone is knocked off their perch, they are no longer admired or no longer thought of as important or clever.
例: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。

N-COUNT
鲈鱼;河鲈
A perch is an edible fish. There are several kinds of perch.
变形
third:perches~pl:perches~ing:perching~past:perched~

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