perch

US [pɜː(r)tʃ]
UK [pɜː(r)tʃ]
  • adj.栖息；停留；被置于高处（或危险处）
  • v.停歇；(鸟)栖息；(某人)歇息；坐
  • n.(鸟的) 栖木；〈非正式〉高处；高位；(位于高位的)休息处
  • Web置于高处的；栖息的；耸立
Plural Form：perches  Present Participle：perching  Past Tense：perched  

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Perched
adj.
1.
栖息；停留sitting or resting on sth
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
a hotel perched high on the cliffs
高高矗立在悬崖上的旅馆

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AllAll,栖息栖息,停留停留,被置于高处被置于高处,停歇停歇,歇息歇息,坐坐, 栖木 栖木,〈非正式〉高处〈非正式〉高处,高位高位,休息处休息处,置于高处的置于高处的,栖息的栖息的,耸立耸立
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1.
But she was amazed to see an African Grey Congo parrot perched on a water butt as she hung out washing in the garden.
然而，当她在后花园进行洗涮时，竟然看到一只灰色的非洲刚果鹦鹉栖息在水桶上。
rán ér , dāng tā zài hòu huā yuán jìn xíng xǐ shuàn shí , jìng rán kàn dào yī zhī huī sè de fēi zhōu gāng guǒ yīng wǔ qī xī zài shuǐ tǒng shàng 。
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2.
Mama and Daddy came out. On the topmost branch perched a bird the size of a chicken, with scarlet feathers and long legs.
爸爸妈妈也出来了。在最高的树枝上栖息着一只鸟，它有小孩那么大，长着深红的羽毛和长长的腿。
bà ba mā mā yě chū lái le 。 zài zuì gāo de shù zhī shàng qī xī zhe yī zhī niǎo , tā yǒu xiǎo hái nà me dà , cháng zhe shēn hóng de yǔ máo hé cháng cháng de tuǐ 。
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3.
I'm wearing blue jeans and a bright red sweater, and I'm perched on the stump of a redwood tree, surrounded by a forest of the same.
我穿着蓝色的牛仔裤大红色的毛衣，弯腰坐在一根树桩上，周围是成片的红木树林。
wǒ chuān zhe lán sè de niú zǎi kù dà hóng sè de máo yī , wān yāo zuò zài yī gēn shù zhuāng shàng , zhōu wéi shì chéng piàn de hóng mù shù lín 。
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4.
Perched on top of the rock was the most miserable little shack you could imagine. One thing was certain, there was no television in there.
在岩石的顶部是你所能想象的世界上最小最简陋的棚房，很显然那里没有电视机。
zài yán shí de dǐng bù shì nǐ suǒ néng xiǎng xiàng de shì jiè shàng zuì xiǎo zuì jiǎn lòu de péng fáng , hěn xiǎn rán nà li méi yǒu diàn shì jī 。
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5.
When I perched on the edge of the sofa in front of him, he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me against his chest.
我刚在他前面的沙发边缘定，他便用手臂环抱住我的腰，将我拉过去躺靠在他胸前。
wǒ gāng zài tā qián mian de shā fā biān yuán dìng , tā biàn yòng shǒu bì huán bào zhù wǒ de yāo , jiāng wǒ lā guò qù tǎng kào zài tā xiōng qián 。
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6.
Soon afterward, the parrot flew to the magician and perched on the edge of the makeshift raft and stared at the magician. And stared.
随后很快鹦鹉飞向魔术师，停在这临时代用的救生筏的边上，直盯着魔术师看，看，看。
suí hòu hěn kuài yīng wǔ fēi xiàng mó shù shī , tíng zài zhè lín shí dài yòng de jiù shēng fá de biān shàng , zhí dīng zhe mó shù shī kàn , kàn , kàn 。
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7.
She looked up and saw a cougar perched on the fence ready to pounce on the youngest child. Mrs. McAlister ran outside to save her children.
她抬头一看，看到一只美洲狮停在篱笆上准备扑向她最小的小孩，于是阿里斯特太太赶紧跑出去救她小孩。
tā tái tóu yī kàn , kàn dào yī zhī měi zhōu shī tíng zài lí ba shàng zhǔn bèi pū xiàng tā zuì xiǎo de xiǎo hái , yú shì ā lǐ sī tè tài tài gǎn jǐn pǎo chū qù jiù tā xiǎo hái 。
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8.
The young Emperor was stretched on a couch of dyed lion skins, and a ger-falcon perched upon his wrist.
年轻的皇帝躺在染色的狮子皮榻上，手腕上栖着一只白色的猎鹰。
nián qīng de huáng dì tǎng zài rǎn sè de shī zi pí tà shàng , shǒu wàn shàng qī zhe yī zhī bái sè de liè yīng 。
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9.
As a frog sat at the bottom of a well, a little bird flew over and perched on the well's edge.
一只青蛙坐在井里，一只小鸟飞过来，落在井边上。
yī zhī qīng wā zuò zài jǐng lǐ , yī zhī xiǎo niǎo fēi guò lái , luò zài jǐng biān shàng 。
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10.
Dragon Head Cliff (Longshou Ya) is so named for its resemblance to a dragon perched and ready to take flight.
龙头崖（龙首亚）是如此命名，其形像龙栖息，并准备逃跑。
lóng tóu yá ( lóng shǒu yà ) shì rú cǐ mìng míng , qí xíng xiàng lóng qī xī , bìng zhǔn bèi táo pǎo 。
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