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a perch
perch 作名词时通常与不定冠词连用，表示一个特定的栖息处。
The parrot sat on a wooden perch in its cage.
鹦鹉站在笼子里的木栖木上。
栖木；栖息处；高位
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
栖木；栖息处；高位
a branch, rod, or other support used as a resting place, especially for a bird
The parrot sat on a wooden perch in its cage.
鹦鹉站在笼子里的木栖木上。
供鸟栖息的支撑物,如树枝或杆
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
16.5英尺的线性测量单位
a linear measure of 16.5 feet
一块平方杆土地
a square rod of land
The parrot sat on its wooden perch and watched us.
鹦鹉坐在它的木质栖木上看着我们。
We added several perches to the birdcage to give the finches more space.
我们在鸟笼里加了几根栖木，给雀类更多活动空间。
A pigeon found a high perch on the ledge of the building.
一只鸽子在建筑物的窗台上找到了一个高处的栖息处。
perch 作名词时通常与不定冠词连用，表示一个特定的栖息处。
The parrot sat on a wooden perch in its cage.
鹦鹉站在笼子里的木栖木上。
on a perch 是常见的介词短语，表示在栖木上。
The bird rested on a perch near the window.
鸟在窗边的栖木上休息。
from a perch 表示从高处或有利位置观察。
The eagle watched its prey from a high perch.
老鹰从一个高高的栖息处观察猎物。
Not this
The bird is sitting on perch.
Use this
The bird is sitting on a perch.
中文中‘栖木’前无需冠词，但英语中可数名词单数前需要不定冠词a/an或定冠词the。此处perch是可数名词单数，应加不定冠词a。
Not this
There are many perch in the aviary.
Use this
There are many perches in the aviary.
perch表示‘栖木’时是可数名词，复数形式为perches，而非常见的不规则变化或同形。中文‘很多栖木’没有复数标记，因此学习者容易忽略加-es。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
鸟的栖木
The canary returned to its bird's perch.
金丝雀回到了它的鸟栖木上。
高位；高的栖息处
The eagle watched from a high perch.
鹰从一个高的栖息处观察。
最喜欢的栖息处
This branch is the owl's favorite perch.
这根树枝是猫头鹰最喜欢的栖息处。
不稳固的栖息处
The bird balanced on a precarious perch.
鸟儿摇摇晃晃地站在一个不稳固的栖息处上。
笼子里的栖木
The pet store sells wooden perches in a cage.
宠物店出售笼子里用的木制栖木。
Use perch naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
语域：neutral 常见场景：bird cage、aviary、pet store 该词作名词时，语体中性，多用于指鸟类栖息处（如鸟笼中的栖木）或高位。在宠物饲养、观鸟等场景中常见。
Words like 'search' and 'church' rhyme with 'perch' because they share the same ending sound /ɝtʃ/.
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE.