perch
verb uk/pɜːtʃ/ us/pɝːtʃ/
perch in, on, etc. something 坐在…（的边缘）上;栖息于;停留于
to sit on or near the edge of something
We perched on bar stools and had a beer. 我们坐在酒吧高凳上，喝了一杯啤酒。
A blackbird was perching on the gate. 一只乌鸫停落在大门上。
A young male sparrow perched in the hedge.
Brock perched on the corner of the bed and smoked a cigarette.
There was a bird perched on the statue's shoulder.
Keep a high stool in the kitchen, then you can perch on it while you're cooking.
[ I or T ]（使）位于高处（或…的边缘）;（使）栖息在高处（或…的边缘）
to be in a high position or in a position near the edge of something, or to put something in this position
The village is perched on top of a high hill. 村子坐落在一个高山顶上。
perch
noun uk/pɜːtʃ/ us/pɝːtʃ/
(FISH)
[ C or U ] plural perch or US also perches河鲈
a fish that lives in lakes and rivers and is eaten as food
(SEAT)
[ C ]（鸟的）栖息处（尤指鸟笼里的细杆）
a place where a bird sits, especially a thin rod in a cage (= wire box)
[ C ]（常指能很好地俯视低处的）高座，高处
a seat or other place high up, often giving a good view of something below
We watched the parade from our perch on the scaffolding. 我们从脚手架的高处观看游行。
Idiom
fall off your perchidiom informal humorous 死亡
to die
the suspicious circumstances under which John finally fell off his perch 约翰最终死亡时的可疑情况。