pedestal 详细解释

pedestal

['pedistl]

n.基架, 底座, 受人尊敬的地位
vt.搁在台上,颂扬

n.[C]

1. 【建】柱脚

2. (雕像等的)垫座, 台座

3. (尤指作为偶像崇拜的)显要地位

She put him on a pedestal: she would have died for him.

她崇拜他:她宁愿为他而死。

vt.

1. 把……放在台座上

2. 颂扬

词形变化

动词过去式: pedestaled/pedestalled | 动词过去分词: pedestaled/pedestalled | 动词现在分词: pedestaling/pedestalling | 动词第三人称单数: pedestals/pedestals |

词义辨析

同义参见:

stand  seat  

英英释义

名词 pedestal:

a support or foundation

同义词：base, stand

a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)

an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

同义词：plinth, footstall

短语词组

knock sb. off his pedestal

1. 使某人不再受尊重

The politician was knocked off his pedestal by his daughter's statements.

这位政客由于女儿的一席谈话而不再受人敬重。

place/put/set sb. on a pedestal

1. 崇拜某人

I put you on a pedestal: I would have died for you.

我曾崇拜你, 愿意为你而死。

补充

pedestalpedestal英:[ˈpedistl] 美:[ˈpɛdɪstəl]n.1.底座, 基座At the very top of the steps was a bust of Shakespeare on a pedestal.就在台阶顶端的基座上有一尊莎士比亚胸像。

例句

1. a larger-than-life-sized bronze statue on a granite pedestal比真人尺寸略大、放在花岗岩支座上的青铜像 2. a bed hoisted up on a stone pedestal吊在石基座上的床 3. That failure knocked me off my pedestal.那次失败使我下台了。 4. From childhood, I put my parents on a pedestal. I felt they could do no wrong.从小我就非常崇拜我的父母。我觉得他们不会做错任何事。 5. a pedestal sink立柱式水槽 6. to be pedestalled in an alcove放在壁龛内的基座上 7. He desired not to be pedestalled, but to sink into the crowd.他期望的不是受到颂扬，而是深入到群众中去。 8. last week's leaders were knocked off their pedestal, losing their first game of the season.上周的领先者全部落马，遭遇本赛季首次败绩。 9. the pedestal of a vase/lamp/statue花瓶的基座；台灯的底座；雕像的基座 10. Her boyfriend put/placed her on a pedestal. [=thought of her as a perfect person with no faults]在她男朋友眼里，她完美无缺。 11. "He wanted a career as an actor, but he didn't want to be put on a pedestal. [=to be treated like a big star]"他想当演员，但并不想成为偶像巨星。 12. They're trying to knock the champions off their pedestal. [=to defeat the champions]他们正努力打败冠军。

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