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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The monkey took up perching on my nut.
  那只猴子在我头上落脚休息。
• 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。
• An owl is perching on the roof of the house.
  一只猫头鹰正在屋顶上栖息。
• 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。
• 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。