pedestal

英 [ˈpedɪstl]

美 [ˈpedɪstl]

n.  (柱子或雕塑等的)底座，基座
v.  搁在架上; 支持; 给…加台脚

复数：pedestals　

GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14410 / COCA.10518

习惯用语

n.

to put/place sb on a pedestal
• 把某人奉为完人；盲目崇拜某人
  to admire sb so much that you do not see their faults
knock sb off their pedestal/perch
• 使某人丧失名位
  to make sb lose their position as sb/sth successful or admired

牛津词典

noun

• （柱子或雕塑等的）底座，基座
  the base that a column, statue, etc. rests on
  1. a pedestal basin (= a washbasin supported by a column)
     有底座的洗脸池
  2. I replaced the vase carefully on its pedestal.
     我小心地把花瓶放回基座上。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （雕像等的）底座，基座
  Apedestalis the base on which something such as a statue stands.
  1. ...a larger than life sized bronze statue on a granite pedestal.
     安放在花岗岩底座上的比真人尺寸还要大的青铜雕像
• N-COUNT 受崇拜/ 不再受崇拜
  If you put someoneonapedestal, you admire them very much and think that they cannot be criticized. If someone is knockedoffapedestalthey are no longer admired.
  1. Since childhood, I put my own parents on a pedestal. I felt they could do no wrong...
     从童年起，我就把自己的父母当作偶像崇拜，觉得他们做的一切都是对的。
  2. That failure knocked me off my pedestal.
     那次失败将我赶下了神坛。

英英释义

noun

• a support or foundation
  1. the base of the lamp
  Synonym:basestand
• an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
  Synonym:plinthfootstall
• a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
  1. they put him on a pedestal

双语例句

• Since childhood, I put my own parents on a pedestal. I felt they could do no wrong
  从童年起，我就把自己的父母当作偶像崇拜，觉得他们做的一切都是对的。
• Visitors will be able to see the interior of the statue through the pedestal's new glass ceiling.
  旅游者们可以通过底座中新建的玻璃天花板欣赏自由女神像的内部。
• Study on and Analysis of the Relations between Beam Direction and Mechanical Angle of the Antenna Pedestal in Cassegrain Antenna
  卡塞格伦天线系统中波束指向角度和天线座机械角度关系的研究与分析
• Generalize of speak: A piece of chip became one pedestal calculator.
  概括的讲：一块芯片就成了一台计算机。
• He sat, with folded hands, upon his pedestal, silently listening.
  他合抱着两手，坐在他的台座上，静静地听着。
• She married a man who put her on a pedestal.
  她嫁给了一个对她十分崇拜的男人。
• He set a socket in each pedestal.
  他把每根基座上都按上了灯芯盘。
• The site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
  必须为它选好一块场地，同时必须建造一个基座。
• The inlet pipe injects the lubricating oil in a slot machined in the pedestal and shaped like a ring.
  入口管向底座上的插槽注入润滑油，其形状为环状。
• Unfortunately, you get to keep your pedestal.
  真不幸，你要保留你的神龛了。