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

• And now, I think I'd like to visit my beloved pedestal.
  现在我要参观一下我至爱的神龛了。
• 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。
• He set a socket in each pedestal.
  他把每根基座上都按上了灯芯盘。
• 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。
• 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。
• Each one used golden or gold-plated sculptures to serve as a pedestal for their invisible God.
  每一个都用金制或镀金雕塑作为他们无形的神的基座。
• A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
  有底座或脚的大的瓶子。
• Unfortunately, you get to keep your pedestal.
  真不幸，你要保留你的神龛了。
• They were meant to be up on a pedestal.
  他们是为了达到一个基座。
• 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