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

• 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 monkey took up perching on my nut.
  那只猴子在我头上落脚休息。
• 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。
• An owl is perching on the roof of the house.
  一只猫头鹰正在屋顶上栖息。
• Perching Habitat& The Safe Community Shared by Local Residents and the Transient Population
  栖木&本地居民与流动人口共享的安全社区
• When I parked the car, I saw these finches fluttering around and perching over a feeder at the edge of the parking lot.
  当我停下汽车的时候，我看到那些雀科的鸣鸟在周围飞翔着，然后落在停车场边沿的喂食器皿上。
• 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 doves, perching always on the eaves of the Stone Chapel ( King's Chapel) opposite, may know something about it.
  常在对面王国教堂檐下栖息的鸽子也许略知一二。
• This has kept sediment deposits within the main canal, perching the river some four meters above the surrounding land.
  这让沉积物沉积在主河道内，把这条河抬高到了周围陆地约4米以上的地方。
• 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。