新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

perch

英 [pɜːtʃ]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

perches
1. [C 可数名词] （鸟的）栖木
A perch is a short rod for a bird to stand on.
双语例句
例：
A small, yellow bird in a cage sat on its perch outside the house.
屋外，一只小黄鸟站在鸟笼的栖木上。
2. [C 可数名词] 河鲈
A perch is an edible fish. There are several kinds of perch.

VERB. 动词

perches , perching , perched
1. [I 不及物动词] 轻坐在 , 轻落在（边上或顶上）
If you perch on something, you sit down lightly on the very edge or tip of it.
双语例句
例：
He lit a cigarette and perched on the corner of the desk.
他点了一支烟，轻轻地坐在书桌角上。
2. [I 不及物动词] 坐落于（某物顶部或边缘）
To perch somewhere means to be on the top or edge of something.
双语例句
例：
the vast slums that perch precariously on top of the hills around which the city was built.
坐落在城市中心群山之顶的大片摇摇欲坠的贫民窟。
3. [T 及物动词] 把…稳置于（某物顶部或边缘）
If you perch something on something else, you put or balance it on the top or edge of that thing.
双语例句
例：
The use of steel and concrete has allowed the builders to perch a light concrete dome on eight slender columns.
建筑者们利用钢筋混凝土能将一个轻巧的混凝土穹顶架在8根细柱上。
4. [I 不及物动词] （鸟）栖息
When a bird perches on something such as a branch or a wall, it lands on it and stands there.
双语例句
例：
A blackbird flew down and perched on the parapet outside his window.
一只乌鸫飞下来，栖息在他家窗外的矮墙上。

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