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pedestal

noun
/ˈpedɪstl/
/ˈpedɪstl/
Idioms
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  1. the base that a column, statue, etc. rests on(柱子或雕塑等的)底座,基座
    • a pedestal basin (= a washbasin supported by a column)有底座的洗脸盆
    • I replaced the vase carefully on its pedestal我小心地把花瓶放回基座上。
    • The statue stands on a low marble pedestal.这座雕像矗立在一个低矮的大理石基座上。
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French piédestal, from Italian piedestallo, from piè ‘foot’ (from Latin pes, ped-, which later influenced the spelling) + di ‘of’ + stallo ‘stall’.
Idioms
knock somebody off their pedestal/perch
  1. to make somebody lose their position as somebody/something successful or admired使某人丧失名位
    • A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our pedestal.很多团队都想让我们下台。
to put/place somebody on a pedestal
  1. to admire somebody so much that you do not see their faults把某人奉为完人;盲目崇拜某人

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