pedestal

pedestalpedestalD.J.:[ˈpedistl]K.K.:[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。

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pedestal['pedistəl]n.1.■柱脚；基座；底座；轴架2.■基础；根基；支撑3.■(尤指作为偶像崇拜的)显要地位4.■【机械学】轴架，轴承5.■(座舱内的)操纵台6.■【无线电】消隐(熄灭)脉冲电平7.■(电视中的)消隐vt.1.■把…置于座上，给…装上座子：to be pedestalled in an alcove放在壁龛内的基座上2.■提高…的地位，颂扬：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。knock someone off his pedestal使某人威信扫地，使某人不再受尊重put (或set) someone upon(或on)a pedestal把某人当作偶像崇拜(或理想人物，了不起人物)，崇敬某人变形vt.pedestaled或-talledpedestaling或pedestalling

pedestalpedestal[ˈpedistl]n.1.■(底, 支, 基)座;【建】柱脚;【机】轴架, 轴箱架台, 垫, (支)架; 轴箱导框2.■消隐[熄弧, 熄灭]脉冲电平, 脉冲基底电平3.■基础, 根基4.■受人尊敬的地位

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词性变化pedestal[ˈpedistl]vt.(pedestal(l)ed; pedestal(l)ing)1.■把...放在基座上; 给...加底座(支持)2.■颂扬, 提高某人的地位He desired not to be pedestalled, but to sink into the crowd.他不愿高高在上, 而愿深入到民众当中去。