| 单词 | perch |
| 释义 | perch perch1 —perchable, adj. /perrch/, n. 1. a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds. 2. any place or object, as a sill, fence, branch, or twig, for a bird, animal, or person to alight or rest upon. 3. a high or elevated position, resting place, or the like. 4. a small, elevated seat for the driver of any of certain vehicles. 5. a pole connecting the fore and hind running parts of a spring carriage or other vehicle. 6. a post set up as a navigational aid on a navigational hazard or on a buoy. 7. Brit. a. a linear or square rod. b. a measure of volume for stone, about 24 cubic feet (0.7 cubic meters). 8. Textiles. an apparatus consisting of two vertical posts and a horizontal roller, used for inspecting cloth after it leaves the loom. 9. Obs. any pole, rod, or the like. v.i. 10. to alight or rest upon a perch. 11. to settle or rest in some elevated position, as if on a perch. v.t. 12. to set or place on or as if on a perch. 13. to inspect (cloth) for defects and blemishes after it has been taken from the loom and placed upon a perch. [1250-1300; ME perche < OF < L pertica pole, staff, measuring rod] perch2 /perrch/, n. , pl. (esp. collectively) perch, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) perches. 1. any spiny-finned, freshwater food fish of the genus Perca, as P. flavescens (yellow perch), of the U.S., or P. fluviatilis, of Europe. 2. any of various other related, spiny-finned fishes. 3. any of several embioticid fishes, as Hysterocarpus traski (tule perch) of California. [1350-1400; ME perche < MF < L perca < Gk pérke] |
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