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。
• An owl is perching on the roof of the house.
  一只猫头鹰正在屋顶上栖息。
• Morphology of Distal Tarsometatarsus and Perching Habits in Birds
  鸟类跗跖骨远端形态的两种模式及其栖息行为
• Perching can be discouraged by scaring, shooting or chemical repellants.
  轰吓、射杀或者用化学忌避剂可防止鸟类栖息。
• 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。
• Relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds.
  关于或具有非雀形目鸟特征。
• The fish's common name originates from its hawklike habit of perching on the high ground of reefs, where it surveys ts surroundings for predator or prey.
  鹰鱼的名字，则是因为他们的习性有点像鹰，习惯呆在珊瑚暗礁的高处，一方面四处寻找猎物，另一方面则在防范捕猎者。
• 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。
• Any of more than 20 species of Black perching Birds ( see passerine) of the genus Corvus ( family Corvidae) that are smaller than most ravens and have a thinner Bill.
  雀形目鸦科鸦属二十多种黑色鸣禽的俗称，比大多数渡鸦小，嘴也不那么厚实。
• Gu Gang whistled and countless pigeons flew to him, some even perching upon his hat, arms, and shoulders.
  顾刚呼哨一下，立刻便有无数只的鸽子飞向他来，有些甚至于停留在他的帽子、手臂、及肩膀上。