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

• The part of a pedestal between the base and the surbase.
  在墙基和装饰线脚之间的机架的部分。
• I put you on a pedestal: I will have die for you.
  我曾崇拜你，愿意为你而死。
• My pedestal is all but a distant memory.
  我的神龛只能是个遥远的记忆了。
• 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。
• 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
• The molding or border above the base of a structure ( a pedestal or podium or wall).
  高于底部建筑的塑造物或边界（一个轴承座或者指挥台或者墙）。
• Most of armoire consists of cornice, body and pedestal.
  大衣柜尺寸较大，多由檐帽、柜身和底座三部分组成；
• They were meant to be up on a pedestal.
  他们是为了达到一个基座。
• I've made a decision. I've got to kiss my pedestal good-bye.
  我下决心了，只能和神龛说再见。
• The long shadows of broken column and vague pedestal leaned across the field of ruin.
  毁损断裂的圆柱和残缺不全的雕像垫座投下的长长阴影，铺展在这片废墟上。