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　

GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14410 / COCA.10518

习惯用语

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

He set a socket in each pedestal.
他把每根基座上都按上了灯芯盘。
For the technical performances and the special requirements, the double-band omnidirectional antenna pedestal have some characteristics in structure.
双频段全向天线座因其技术性能和特殊要求，其天线座在结构上具有一定的特点。
The axial vibration of bearing pedestal is referring to vibration in same direction of the rotor shafts centre line.
在汽轮发电机组，特别是一些中、小容量机组的运行中，轴承座的轴向振动是其垂直或水平振动的数倍甚至几十倍。
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；
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。
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
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。
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。
The utility model relates to a spray painting tool, comprising a pedestal and a frame body.
本实用新型涉及一种喷涂工具，包括有一底座与一框体；
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。