perch

止まる

鳥が枝などの細い足場に止まって休む。

やさしい英語で： If a bird rests somewhere, it sits or stands on a branch or another narrow support.

• Birds perch on the fence.
• A sparrow perched on my windowsill.
• The owls were perching in the old tree.

使い方： perch on something (A robin perched on the gate.); perch in something (The bird perched in a tree.)

類義語： roost, sit

よく使う表現： perch on something, perch in something

高い所に座る

小さな足場や狭い場所など、高い所に座ったりとどまったりする。

やさしい英語で： To sit or remain in a high position, often on a small or narrow surface.

• We perched on a low wall.
• The village perches above the valley.
• She perched on the edge of her chair.

使い方： perch on something (He perched on a stool by the counter.); perch above something (The castle perches above the river.)

類義語： sit

よく使う表現： perch on something, perch above something

載せる、座らせる

人や物を高い場所や狭い足場に置く。

やさしい英語で： To put someone or something on a high or narrow surface.

• She perched her hat on her head.
• He perched the child on his shoulders.
• I perched the vase on a narrow shelf.

使い方： perch someone/something on something (She perched her glasses on the tip of her nose.)

類義語： place, balance

よく使う表現： perch something on, perch someone on

パーチ、カワスズキ

背びれに鋭いとげがあり、食用にも捕られる淡水魚。

やさしい英語で： A freshwater fish with a sharp fin on its back, often caught for food.

• We caught a perch in the lake.
• Perch swim near the reeds.
• She cooked the perch with lemon.

よく使う表現： catch perch, yellow perch, perch fillets

止まり木

鳥が休むために止まる枝や棒、細い足場。

やさしい英語で： A branch, bar, or narrow surface where a bird rests.

• The parrot sat on its perch.
• Put two perches inside the cage.
• The owl left its perch at sunset.

類義語： roost

よく使う表現： wooden perch, bird perch, on a perch

パーチ

とげのある背びれを持つ淡水魚のパーチに似た、数種類の魚の呼び名。

やさしい英語で： A name for several fish that resemble the freshwater fish with a sharp back fin.

• The market sells ocean perch.
• These sea perch live near rocky shores.
• Several different fish are sold as perch.

よく使う表現： sea perch, ocean perch, perch species