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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• As in their relationships with the opposite sex, they were found to be as 'attached and faithful', perching side by side, nesting together and greeting each other by nuzzling each other's beaks.
  在斑马雀在与异性的感情关系中，它们会表现得十分的恩爱和忠诚，并肩栖息，共筑爱巢，通过相互磨蹭对方的喙部以此作为示好。
• The bird community was composed of 3, 7, 7, 7 perching guilds in the shrub, coniferous, deciduous and coniferous-deciduous forest, respectively.
  结果表明，灌丛鸟类群落由3个栖息集团构成，针叶林、阔叶林和针阔混交林鸟类群落分别由7个栖息集团构成。
• 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。
• 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。