English Dictionary

perch

IPA（発音記号）

/pɜːtʃ/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞

(intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost. / (intransitive) To sit upon the edge of something. / (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.

日本語の意味

（鳥が）止まる、止まり木にとまる / 物の縁に座る / 高い位置にとどまる

At dusk, the sparrows perch on the garden fence and chirp softly.

夕暮れ時、スズメたちは庭のフェンスに止まり、静かにさえずる。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.

The macaw was perched on Jim's shoulder.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To sit upon the edge of something.

The platform was already crowded, but the newcomers threaded their way to the front amid a decorous murmur of welcome. Mr. Peeble shoved and exhorted and two end seats emerged upon which Enid and Malone perched themselves.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.

意味（4）

(transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.

The most obvious beneficiary of the visitors' superiority was Frank Lampard. By the end of the night he was perched 13th in the list of England's most prolific goalscorers, having leapfrogged Sir Geoff Hurst to score his 24th and 25th international goals. No other player has managed more than the Chelsea midfielder's 11 in World Cup qualification ties, with this a display to roll back the years.

意味（5）

(transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.

perches （ present singular third-person ）

perching （ participle present ）

perched （ participle past ）

perched （ past ）