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 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）。
• 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。
• I replaced the vase carefully on its pedestal.
  我小心地把花瓶放回基座上。
• 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。
• 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。
• Complicated mathematical relations exist between beam direction angle and mechanical angle of the antenna pedestal in Cassegrain antenna system discussed in this paper.
  文中介绍的卡塞格伦天线系统中，波束指向角度和天线座机械角度有着复杂的数学关系。
• 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。
• He set a socket in each pedestal.
  他把每根基座上都按上了灯芯盘。
• 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。
• 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。