perching

英 [ˈpɜːtʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈpɜːrtʃɪŋ]

v.  栖息; 停留; (使)坐，坐在…边沿; 置于(顶上或边上)
perch的现在分词

现在分词：perching　

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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 size of the prey's third toe is important because, among birds, long third toes are helpful for grasping branches and perching in trees.
  这个被掠食者第三个脚趾的大小很重要，因为在所有鸟类中，长的脚趾有助于其抓住枝桠和在树上栖息。
• Perching on the periphery of every orchestra is a percussion player.
  坐在每支管弦乐队外围的是打击乐演奏者。
• Relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds.
  关于或具有非雀形目鸟特征。
• In addition, this measure may decrease disease and insect pests infesting and perching on the bark, owing to the bark renewing.
  并且，由于树皮的更新，减少了在树皮上浸染或栖居的病、虫的危害。
• Spirit is like the seabird perching on the verge of the cliff, waiting for the moment to fly skywards.
  精神如栖身于悬崖边的海鸟，在等候冲天而飞的时刻。
• It had so long wings but it didn't fly, perching idly.
  它有那么长的翅膀，却不飞翔，懒懒地站在枝头上。
• Their perching and oviposition were also affected by temperatures.
  温度对烟粉虱栖息、产卵也存在一定的影响。
• After reunification she fought to hold the Stasi to proper account, perching in their offices to make sure the files were preserved for all to see.
  合并之后，伯莱致力于让史塔西得到应有的处置，她长期留在他们的办公室里，保存文件，保证所有人都能看到。
• The Mandarin duck is a medium-size perching duck, closely related to the North American wood duck.
  鸳鸯属于栖鸭的一种，个头中等，接近于北美的木鸭。
• We saw two pheasants, one perching on the south of the rock, the other north of the rock, no more than five meters apart.
  我们看到了两只野鸡，一只站在石头南边，一只站在石头北边，相距不过五米。