The use of steel and concrete has allowed the builders to perch a light concrete dome on eight slender columns.

钢筋混凝土的使用使建筑者们能将一个轻巧的混凝土穹顶架在8根细柱上。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He watched the game from his precarious perch on top of the wall.

他无视安全，高坐在墙头上观看比赛。

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A small, yellow bird in a cage sat on its perch outside the house.

屋外，一只小黄鸟站在鸟笼的栖木上。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The birds were sat, one at a time, on a perch on one side of a room divided by a barrier.

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Some of the workers don't sit on chairs but instead perch on gigantic inflated silver beach balls.

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But Mr Haider will probably stay on his perch, preaching populism, occasionally pandering to xenophobic prejudice, and waiting for another chance.

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