perch

verb

/pɜːtʃ/

/pɜːrtʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they perch	/pɜːtʃ/ /pɜːrtʃ/
he / she / it perches	/ˈpɜːtʃɪz/ /ˈpɜːrtʃɪz/
past simple perched	/pɜːtʃt/ /pɜːrtʃt/
past participle perched	/pɜːtʃt/ /pɜːrtʃt/
-ing form perching	/ˈpɜːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈpɜːrtʃɪŋ/

[intransitive] perch (on something) (of a bird) to land and stay on a branch, etc.栖息；停留
- A robin was perching on the fence.一只知更鸟落在篱笆上。
Extra Examples
- The 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。
Topics Birdsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- precariously
preposition
- on
phrases
- 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.我父亲常常把我放在他自行车的前面。
Synonyms sit
sitsit down ▪ be seated ▪ take a seat ▪ perchThese words all mean to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on a chair.
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 is usually used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where or how somebody sits, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what somebody does while they are sitting: We sat talking for hours. 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:
She was seated at the head of the table.她坐在桌子的上座。
Be seated is often used as a formal way of inviting somebody to sit down: Please be seated. take a seat to sit down Take a seat is used especially as a polite way of inviting somebody to sit down: Please take a seat. perch (rather informal) to sit on something, especially on the edge of something:
She perched herself on the edge of the bed.她坐在床沿上。
Perch is always used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where somebody is perching.
Patterns
- 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 Dictionary
adverb
- precariously
preposition
- on
phrases
- be perched high above something
- be perched high on something
- be perched on the edge of 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 Dictionary
adverb
- precariously
preposition
- on
phrases
- be perched high above something
- be perched high on something
- be perched on the edge of something
- …

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.

perch

noun

/pɜːtʃ/

/pɜːrtʃ/

Idioms

a place where a bird rests, especially a branch or bar for this purpose, for example in a bird’s cage（鸟的）栖息处，栖木
a high seat or position高座；高处
- 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。
(plural perch)
a freshwater fish that is sometimes used for food鲈鱼；河鲈Topics Fish and shellfishc2

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 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. noun sense 3 late Middle English: from Old French perche, via Latin from Greek perkē.

Idioms

knock somebody off their pedestal/perch

to make somebody lose their position as somebody/something successful or admired使某人丧失名位
- A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our perch.很多球队都想把我们从高位上拉下来。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2