| 释义 |
perch1/pɜ:tʃ/ n. & v.●n. 1 a usu. horizontal bar, branch, etc. used by a bird to rest on (鸟的)栖木，栖枝(通常为水平的) 2 a usu. high or precarious place for a person or thing to rest on (位置高或不稳定的)休息处，歇脚处，放物处 3 esp. Brit. hist. a measure of length, esp. for land, of 5(1/2) yards; also called pole (cf. 参见 ROD 6) [尤英史义]杆(尤指土地的长度单位，等于 5(1/2) 码) ●v. intr. & tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 on) settle or rest, or cause to settle or rest on or as if on a perch etc. (使)栖歇，(使)歇(于枝上或高处) the bird perched on a branch 鸟栖歇在树枝上; a town perched on a hill 小镇座落在小山上 □ knock a person off his (or her) perch 1 vanquish, destroy 挫败，毁掉 2 make less confident or secure 杀威风 [Middle English via Old French perche, percher from Latin pertica ‘pole’] |