perch
verb- [intransitive] perch (on something)
(of a bird 鸟 to land and stay on a branch, etc. 栖息；停留 Extra ExamplesTopics Birdsc1The birds perched on nearby buildings. 鸟儿栖息在附近的建筑物上。 A robin flew down and perched on the fence. 一只知更鸟飞下来，落在篱笆上。 They found the parrot perched in a tree. 他们发现那鹦鹉栖息在树上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- precariously
- on
- be perched high above something
- be perched high on something
- be perched on the edge of something
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] (informal)
to sit or to make somebody sit on something, especially on the edge of it （使）坐，坐在…边沿 - perch (on something)
We perched on a couple of high stools at the bar. 我们坐在酒吧的几张高脚凳上。 - perch somebody/yourself (on something)
She perched herself on the edge of the bed. 她坐在床沿上。 My father used to perch me on the front of his bike. 我父亲过去常常把我放在他自行车的前部。
Synonyms sitsit- sit down
- be seated
- take a seat
- perch
- sit to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on a chair:
May I sit here? 我可以坐在这儿吗？ Sit still, will you! 坐着别动！
- sit down/sit yourself down to move from a standing position to a sitting position:
Please sit down. 请坐。 Come in and sit yourselves down. 都进来坐下。
- be seated (formal
) to be sitting: 指坐着： She was seated at the head of the table. 她坐在桌子的上座。
- take a seat
to sit down 指坐下、就座 - perch (rather informal
) to sit on something, especially on the edge of something: 指坐在…上，尤指坐在…边沿： She perched herself on the edge of the bed. 她坐在床沿上。
- to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat/perch on something
- to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in something
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- precariously
- on
- be perched high above something
- be perched high on something
- be perched on the edge of something
- …
- perch (on something)
- [intransitive] (also be perched [transitive])
to be placed on the top or the edge of something 置于（顶上或边上） - + adv./prep.
The hotel perched precariously on a steep hillside. 旅店立在陡峭的山坡上状似摇摇欲坠。 - be perched + adv./prep.
The castle is perched high above the valley. 城堡高高地矗立在山谷之上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- precariously
- on
- be perched high above something
- be perched high on something
- be perched on the edge of something
- …
- + adv./prep.
Word Originverb late Middle English: the noun from perch ‘a measure of length’(from Old French perche, from Latin pertica ‘measuring rod, pole’); the verb from Old French percher.