pedestal
英 ['pedɪst(ə)l]美['pɛdɪstl]
- n. 基架，基座；基础
- vt. 搁在台上；支持；加座
英英释意
- 1. a support or foundation;
- "the base of the lamp"
- 2. a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority);
- "they put him on a pedestal"
- 3. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
双语例句
- 1. That failure knocked me off my pedestal.
- 那次失败将我赶下了神坛。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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.
来自辞典例句
- 5. She put him on a pedestal: she would have died for him.
- 她崇拜他: 她宁愿为他而死.
来自辞典例句