| 词汇 | pedestal |
| 释义 | pedestalWord family adjectivepedestallednounpedestal Architecture, Sculpture, Furniture ped·es·tal /ˈpedəstəl/ noun [countableC] 1 AAAVSthe base on which a pillar or statue stands 〔柱子或雕像的〕基座，台座，柱脚 a Grecian bust on a pedestal 基座上的古希腊胸像 2 DHFDHHa solid vertical post that supports something such as a table 〔桌子等的〕支柱 the pedestal of the dentist’s chair 牙医椅子的座墩 pedestal basin British EnglishBrE (=a bowl to wash your hands in, supported by a pedestal) 立柱盆 3 put/place somebody on a pedestal ADMIREto admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect 非常敬慕某人，把某人当成偶像崇拜 Women are both put on a pedestal and treated like second-class citizens. 女性既受人仰慕又被视为二等公民。 Examples from the Corpus put/place somebody on a pedestal• My last boyfriend put me on a pedestal.• I was the most beautiful, wonderful woman and he put me on a pedestal.• If it is going to be special, put it on a pedestal of sorts.• Another will place philanthropy on a pedestal and yet have a resentful, unforgiving spirit.• Let's face it, possum, there are some who would put me on a pedestal. Examples from the Corpus pedestal• He wanted Asquith on a pedestal and Lloyd George in an isolation hospital.• If it is going to be special, put it on a pedestal of sorts.• Some examples still had a moulded foot pedestal, while others had four short, cast and chased legs.• And Murph will come down from that good-guy pedestal a little.• The reverse process was used to install the launcher on pedestals at the pad.• Goddesses are made from female stones and the pedestal from male stones. (1500-1600) French piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo “foot of the stall” |
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