perch

verb

1. 栖息；停留
   to land and stay on a branch, etc.
   1. A robin was perching on the fence.
      一只知更鸟落在篱笆上。
2. （使）坐，坐在…边沿
   to sit or to make sb sit on sth, especially on the edge of it
   1. We perched on a couple of high stools at the bar.
      我们坐在酒吧的几个高脚凳上。
   2. She perched herself on the edge of the bed.
      她坐在床沿上。
3. 置于（顶上或边上）
   to be placed on the top or the edge of sth
   1. The hotel perched precariously on a steep hillside.
      旅店立在陡峭的山坡上状似摇摇欲坠。

noun

1. （鸟的）栖息处，栖木
   a place where a bird rests, especially a branch or bar for this purpose, for example in a bird's cage
2. 高座；高处
   a high seat or position
   1. He watched the game from his precarious perch on top of the wall.
      他无视安全，高坐在墙头上观看比赛。
3. 鲈鱼；河鲈
   a freshwater fish that is sometimes used for food

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. The perch is a freshwater fish.
   鲈鱼是淡水鱼。
2. He lit a cigarette and perched on the corner of the desk
   他点了一根烟，坐在桌角上。
3. He perched himself on the side of the bed.
   他坐在床沿上。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. A macaw screeched at him from its perch.
   一只金刚鹦鹉站在栖木上冲他尖叫。
8. The bird took its perch.
   鸟停歇在栖木上。
9. Then one day, Punkinhead suddenly plunged headlong from his perch to the bottom of the cage.
   后来有一天，“南瓜头”突然从栖木上一头栽到了鸟笼子的底儿上。
10. I fall off my perch, you stupid fool!
    我会从架子上掉下来的，你这个笨蛋！
11. Birds perch on trees surrounding the pond. A monk lightly knocks at his door under the moonlight.
    鸟儿栖息在池塘边的树上，月光下一位僧人轻轻敲响了大门。
12. Little birds perch themselves on the branches.
    鸟儿栖息在树林之中。小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。
13. The parrot woke from its perch of sleep near the window.
    鹦鹉在靠窗的栖木上打盹后醒了过来。
14. Any of various similar or related fishes, such as the pike perch or the grouper.
    河鲈属的鱼任何一种有关或类似的鱼类，例如狗鱼或双棘石斑鱼。
15. Josie descended from her perch, flushed with victory, and darted a defiant glance at Anne.
    乔茜的小脸因占了上风而涨得通红。她从板墙上下来，挑衅地看了安妮一眼。
16. The lifeguard watched the swimmers from his perch above the pool.
    救生员从游泳池上方高高的坐位上注视着游泳的人们。
17. He climbed all the way to his favourite perch near the top.
    他一路爬到靠近顶部他最喜欢待的地方。
18. The bird took its perch on a tree branch.
    有些鹌鹑栖息在树上，鸟儿栖息在树枝上。
19. Yes, we have lake perch, trout, and lobster.
    有。我们有湖里的鲈鱼，鳟鱼，还有龙虾。
20. The climbing perch "walks" by standing up on its fins and moving its tail back and forth.
    攀鲈「走路」的方式是以鱼鳍站立，并将尾巴来回摆动。
21. From my perch, I have watched the flabbergasting events of the past week.
    从我所处的高度，我观看了过去一周那些令人目瞪口呆的事件。
22. Rob came over to perch on the corner of her desk.
    罗布走过来，在她的桌角靠了一会儿。
23. Instead, we perch on spongy green chairs in a corner of his cluttered office.
    于是，我们走到他乱糟糟办公室的一角，在两张绿色海绵椅上坐了下来。
24. Come off your perch! We've seen you through.
    别装模作样了！我们已看透了你。
25. The thoughts of mine that are never captured by words perch upon my songs and dance.
    我那些从来不曾被语言捕捉到的思想栖息在我的歌舞里。
26. The100 over-water bungalows perch on stilts above the turquoise lagoon.
    在100个水平房鲈鱼上方的绿松石泻湖高跷。
27. The pigeons are quite tame. If you stand perfectly still, they'll perch on your shoulder.
    鸽子非常温顺，如果你站在那儿不动的话，它们会歇在你的肩膀上。
28. Along with perch and pike from nearby lakes, he ate wild plants like nettles, berries and tubers, as well as mice and rats.
    除了吃附近湖里养的鲈鱼和梭鱼外，他还吃野生植物，例如荨麻、浆果和一些植物的块茎，有时候甚至还吃老鼠和兔子。
29. Highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes ( eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock.
    加多种调料的汤或炖菜，由淡水鱼类（鳗鲡、鲤鱼、河鲈）和葡萄酒、高汤做成。
30. I got an erection and fell off my perch!
    我就会站起来从栖木跌落下来了。

  seat perch sit【导航词义：坐】

  seat v. 〈正式〉使就座

〔辨析〕通常后接反身代词表示使某人自己就座，或后接某人表示安排其就座。

  perch v. 坐在…上面（或边上）

〔辨析〕表示此义时，通常用于 perch (sb/oneself) on sth 结构。

  sit v. 坐，就座

〔辨析〕普通用词，与 stand (站) 相对，常用于口语。

n.

knock sb off their pedestal/perch

• 使某人丧失名位
  to make sb lose their position as sb/sth successful or admired

noun

1. any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

2. spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

3. support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

4. any of numerous fishes of America and Europe

5. an elevated place serving as a seat

6. a square rod of land

   Synonym:    rodpole

7. a linear measure of 16.5 feet

   Synonym:    rodpole

verb

1. sit, as on a branch
   1. The birds perched high in the tree

   Synonym:    roostrest

2. cause to perch or sit
   1. She perched her hat on her head

3. to come to rest, settle
   1. Misfortune lighted upon him

   Synonym:    alightlight