perched

adj.

1. 栖息；停留
   sitting or resting on sth
   1. There was a bird perched on the roof.
      有一只鸟落在屋顶上。
2. 被置于高处（或危险处）
   placed in a high and/or dangerous position
   1. a hotel perched high on the cliffs
      高高矗立在悬崖上的旅馆

The form perch is used for both the singular and plural in meaning 8. 义项8的单复数同形。


1. VERB 坐在…边缘；坐在…顶端
   If you perch on something, 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。
2. VERB 在…顶部；在…边缘
   To perch somewhere 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
3. VERB 把…置于；使立稳于…的边缘（或顶部）
   If you perch something on something 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。
4. VERB （鸟）栖息，停留
   When a bird perches on something 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。
5. （鸟的）栖木，栖枝
   A perch is a short rod for a bird to stand on.
6. 高位，高处
   You can refer to a high place where someone is sitting as their perch .
7. PHRASE 赶下神坛
   If someone is knocked off their perch, 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。
8. 鲈鱼；河鲈
   A perch is an edible fish. There are several kinds of perch.

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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff.
   该镇坐落在陡峭险峻的悬崖边上。
6. Whitlock was perched on the sill of the room's only window.
   惠特洛克坐在房间里仅有的那扇窗户的边沿上。
7. Saint-Christo is perched on a mountain slope.
   圣克里斯托教堂坐落在一个山坡上。
8. The birds perched upon the television aerial.
   那些鸟栖在电视天线上.
9. The bird perched on the branch.
   鸟栖于枝。
10. I held out some seed on my hand and a wild bird perched on my finger.
    我手上握了些种子，有只野鸟便飞落到我手指上。
11. The hotel was perched precariously on a steep hillside.
    旅馆危险地坐落在陡峭的山坡上。
12. But yesterday the Queen found herself perched several rows back as she watched the Commonwealth Games swimming heats.
    然而昨天，英女王去观看英联邦运动会游泳预赛时却发现自己被安置在了倒数几排的位子上。
13. We perched on bar stools and had a beer.
    我们在酒吧凳子上稍坐，喝了一杯啤酒。
14. The bird perched on the electric wires.
    鸟栖息在电线上。
15. The bird perched on a big branch.
    鸟栖息在一根大树枝上。
16. The birds perched high in the treee.
    鸟儿在树上已经栖息了。
17. Perched on branches where the neighborhood birds would hang out and chatter.
    我把自己挂在树枝上，邻里的小鸟在约会和交谈。
18. A seagull perched atop the mast.
    停歇在桅杆顶上的海鸥。
19. The sparrow perched on the branch for a moment or two.
    麻雀在树枝上憩息了一会儿。
20. The tiny mouse squeezed in and perched herself on the big bear's nose.
    一只小老鼠挤了进来，它自作主张地蹲在大狗熊的鼻子上了。
21. It fluttered to the branch and perched there for a moment or two.
    它拍动翅膀飞到树枝上，在那儿栖息了一会儿。
22. They perched atop the sheds.
    它们栖息在棚子顶上。
23. He perched on a tall stool by the bar.
    他坐在吧台前的高凳子上。
24. On a summer afternoon, a little kingfisher flew into my garden, and perched on a rose thee.
    夏日的午后，一只小翠鸟飞进了我的庭院，停在玫瑰花树上。
25. Two African masks and a traditional African sculpture were perched upon their DVD cabinet.
    在他们的dvd柜子上面，摆放着两个非洲面具和一个传统的非洲雕塑。
26. The cock, flying up on a tree, perched among the branches.
    公鸡飞上了一颗树，栖息在树枝中间。
27. The plane was perched on the canopy?
    飞机停在树冠上了？
28. The birds remained perched on the bough.
    鸟儿仍然栖息在树枝上。
29. Liverpool are perched three points above the bottom three.
    利物浦是栖息在底部的三个以上三点。
30. The bird perched on a cedar by the window.
    鸟栖息在窗前的杉树上。