| 词汇 | be perched on/above etc something |
| 释义 | be perched on/above etc somethingbe perched on/above etc something HIGHto be in a position on top of something or on the edge of something 处在某物的上面[边上] a house perched on a cliff above the town 一幢位于悬崖之上俯瞰城镇的房屋 Examples from the Corpus be perched on/above etc something• By the end of the show, the contestants are perched on piles of pillows of varying heights.• He was perched on top of a huge cage, looking at the visitors.• He went straight into the bedroom, to the wall where the painted Asiatic doll was perched on the sideboard.• It was perched on a small promontory to the east of the town, overlooking the bay.• Rows of large silent birds are perched on the mountain ledges - vultures.• Steph and Joe are perched on their seats, leaning forward, alternately yelling plays and screaming at the officials.• The old medieval part is perched on a hilltop, the modern quarters, below.• Their house was perched on the brink of a canyon. → be perched on/above etc something at perch1(1) |
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