perch
美 [p??(r)t?] 
英 [p??(r)t?]
- n.高位；(鳥的) 棲木；〈非正式〉高處；(位于高位的)休息處
- v.坐；(鳥)棲息；停歇；(某人)歇息
- 網絡鱸魚；河鱸；河鱸魚
詞形變化
復數：perches 現在分詞：perching 過去式：perched 同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | [i] ~ (on sth) 棲息；停留to land and stay on a branch, etc. |
| A robin was perching on the fence. 一只知更鳥落在籬笆上。 |
2. | [i][t]
（使）坐，坐在…邊沿to sit or to make sb sit on sth, especially on the edge of it |
| We perched on a couple of high stools at the bar. 我們坐在酒吧的幾張高腳凳上。 |
| She perched herself on the edge of the bed. 她坐在床沿上。 |
3. | [i] ~ (on sth) 置于（頂上或邊上）to be placed on the top or the edge of sth |
| The hotel perched precariously on a steep hillside. 旅店立在陡峭的山坡上狀似搖搖欲墜。 |
1. | （鳥的）棲息處，棲木a place where a bird rests, especially a branch or bar for this purpose, for example in a bird's cage |
2. | 高座；高處a high seat or position |
| He watched the game from his precarious perch on top of the wall. 他無視安全，高坐在墻頭上觀看比賽。 |
3. | 鱸魚；河鱸a freshwater fish that is sometimes used for food |
英漢解釋
n. | 2. 〈非正式〉高處; 高位; (位于高位的)休息處; 有利地位 |
v. | |
英英解釋
例句
From her billboard perch, she was attempting to interest travellers in the business communications products of Telecom Italia.
她正設法引起旅客們對意大利電信（TelecomItalia）商務通信產品的興趣。
Weather experts in Australia believe the fish, spangled perch, were sucked up in a thunderstorm before being dumped over the tiny town.
澳大利亞的氣象專家認為，這些金光閃閃的小魚，是被暴風雨從河中卷到空中，然后才降落到這個小鎮。
When finally he got up to open a can of soup, the rat came with him, awake now and discovering its natural perch on his shoulder.
最后他起來打開一個湯罐時，他才發現自己身上還帶著老鼠，它現在醒過來了并安然自得地棲息在他的肩頭。
There was one bird in particular that came whenever the monk chanted sutras. It would perch on a branch near by and listen carefully.
有一只鳥很特別，和尚每次念經，它都來。它停在近旁的一只樹枝上，專心致至地聽著。
"Harry, guess what? " said Tonks from her perch on top of the washing machine, and she wiggled her left hand at him; a ring glittered there.
“哈利，你猜怎么著？”唐克斯坐在洗衣機上，朝哈利晃動著她的左手：一枚戒指在閃閃發光。
For the last 20 years, Ibu Bonah has fished trash out of the river from her perch beneath a busy intersection.
過去20年來，在一座忙碌的立交橋下，Bonah大嬸從她棲身的棚子邊從河里撈垃圾。
From his perch in Angel Court, in the heart of the City, he watched the rapid expansion all around him.
在天使家園，他的位于倫敦市中心的家中，他見證了周圍的金融企業的快速擴張。
Imagine, Kop fans must be thinking, how much Ferguson would gloat about achieving his dream to 'knock Liverpool off their perch.
想象一下，Kop們一定在想，弗格森會因為實現“把利物浦拉下來”的夢想而多么洋洋得意。
In fact, the bird has no choice but to perch on the handle of an axe, which has been used to destroy its original home.
實際上，這只鳥別無選擇，只能停在被用來破壞它原來家園的斧柄上。
If the heart has no place to perch on, you will always be a drifter no matter where you are.
心若沒有棲息的地方，到哪里都是在流浪。
A child peeks out from her perch on her mother's back in Chinchero.
一個孩子從她的偷窺她的母親在Chinchero回鱸魚。
The next morning, Chanticleer got up and flew down from his perch. He walked up to the barnyard in a royal way.
隔天早晨，強啼克利爾起床后，從棲息的地方飛下來，昂首闊步地走到谷倉空地那里。
In a nervous and slender-leaved mimosa grove at the back of their villa we found a perch on the ruins of a low stone wall.
在他們家別墅后面一片神經質的、葉子細長的含羞草叢中，在一道矮石墻的殘垣上，我們找到一個可以坐一坐的地方。
He just fluttered down from the perch, poked a seed in Baby's open mouth and went back up for his share and the next seed for Baby.
它只是舞動著翅膀飛離桿子，然后將一粒種子送進小鳥張開的嘴中，然后飛回去繼續進食，接著又給小鳥喂食。
Instead of locking it up in a cage or chaining it to a perch, he allowed it to fly free all over the house.
他沒有把鸚鵡關在籠子里，也沒有用鏈條把他拴在棲木上，而讓他在家里自由自在地飛來飛去。
We' d perch on the gate or stretch out on the large flat limes tone outcrop that marked the end of the Woods Behind Our House.
我們會倚坐在門上休息，或者攤開四肢躺在露出地面的又大又平的石灰巖上。這些巖石標志著“屋后樹林”的盡頭。
While Apple has dominated the market until now, selling more tablets than any other company, its perch is being threatened by the newcomers.
盡管到目前為止，蘋果出售的平板電腦數量高于其他任何一家公司，在市場中占主導地位，但它的地位也正受到新進入者的威脅。
In the U. S. Senate, Stevens used his perch as an appropriator to direct federal dollars to his home state.
在美國參議院，斯蒂文斯利用自己的地位為自己所在的州爭取直接的聯邦款項。
One crow, especially, was after a vulture, trying to perch on him.
特別是有一只烏鴉跟在一只禿鷲后面，想要落在他身上。
Good intentions are rewarded with plenty of Nile perch (for now) but a degraded ecosystem in the long run.
于是回報當初人們的美好愿景的是，大量的尼羅河鱸魚和指日可待的環境退化。
And after a week of complaints, this racy Chicago billboard has been removed from its downtown perch.
在被抱怨了一周之后，這幅芝加哥市中心的廣告版終于被搬走了。
The Nile perch is nefarious yet applauded (in the short run). Don't be afraid to call it when you see it.
尼羅河鱸魚雖然兇猛但也頗受歡迎（短期來說）。當你遇到它時，勇敢面對吧。
Determined to get good shots, I climbed, buck naked, through a pile of nettles to get onto a log that looked like a promising perch.
為了拍得好，我一絲不掛地爬過荊棘，站在高灌木上只為一個欣欣向榮的姿態。
He'll perch on the edge of his seat to get closer. And if he crosses his legs, the top leg will point in your direction.
他會坐在他位子的邊緣，只為與你靠的更近。如果他翹起二郎腿，放在上面的那只腳會指向你的方向。
Although some in the industry are optimistic that the company can quickly regain its perch, some Wall Street analysts are not convinced.
一些業內人士對強生公司能夠快速恢復高位表示樂觀，但也有一些華爾街分析家對此并不認同。
"In the past couple of years common fishes like pike and perch have had virtually no reproduction in the inner part of the archipelago. "
尤其影響幼年期的魚類，韋斯特曼說道，“過去幾年里，在這片群島內部的區域，像梭子魚和鱸魚這樣的常見魚類都幾乎不再來繁殖了。”
Satisfied, the kite returns to its perch and shows off the black epaulettes on its grey back.
白尾鳶滿足的回到棲息處炫耀著它那灰色后背上黑色的肩膀。
Hughton has so far snapped up James Perch and Dan Gosling over the summer and the capture of Campbell will be a welcome boost for the club.
休頓至今已經在這個夏天買入了詹姆斯·佩奇和丹·格斯林，而購入坎貝爾將會被認為是對俱樂部實力的一個提高。
Josie descended from her perch, flushed with victory, and darted a defiant glance at Anne.
喬茜的小臉因占了上風而漲得通紅。她從板墻上下來，挑釁地看了安妮一眼。
Lots of voters hate them, and think they have sold out for a perch in a ministerial Jaguar.
很多選民討厭他們，而且認為他們為了獲得部長高位而出賣選民的信任。
The United legend reckons his former boss has achieved his big aim, to "knock Liverpool off their perch" at the top of the domestic game.
這個曼聯傳奇人物認為他的前任主帥已經達到他的目標了，就是在國內聯賽中“將利物浦從寶座上拉下”。
Late in the afternoon, a monarch butterfly would come and perch like a feather on my face and tickle me awake with its spindly legs.
臨近傍晚的時候，蝴蝶王飛過來，像一縷羽毛停歇在我的臉頰上，然后用她纖細的腳把我撓醒。
During the day, I'd perch on a knobby redwood buff and toss pieces of bark into a bucket.
白天，我坐在多節的紅杉樹的節疤上，把一塊塊樹皮丟進桶里。
He consults with them on policy matters from his perch in the White House.
在出任白宮首席經濟顧問之后，薩默斯經常與他們磋商政策事務。
A teenage boy tried to snatch the banner from the young man's hand, almost knocking him off his perch and into the Nile.
一個十幾歲的男孩試圖搶奪從年輕人的手旗幟，幾乎敲他吹，進入尼羅河鱸魚。
As the days passed, I watched the hands of the clock from my perch in a corner of my mother's room.
隨著日子一天天過去，我看著我母親房間角落的的時鐘的指針滴滴答答地擺動。
A perch at Goldman Sachs used to bestow a certain cachet as well as a private jet.
以前，在高盛（GoldmanSachs）擔任要職，除了能享用私人飛機，還能獲得一定的聲望。
He watched the game from his perch on top of the wall.
他在墻頭居高臨下看比賽。
To demonstrate, Justin, one of Pepperberg's undergraduate assistants, instructs Griffin and Alex to hop up on the work perch.
為了做一證明，賈斯廷，佩珀堡的一個大學生助手，指導格里芬和亞歷克斯跳到高處工作架上去。
Aww. . . It's a cute baby dragon. It likes to perch on the high branches of the taller trees and look longingly up at the sky.
啊…這是一個可愛的龍寶寶。牠喜歡棲息在高枝上的高大樹木仰望著天空。
