| 词汇 | pedestal |
| 释义 | pedestal noun [ C ] uk/ˈped.ə.stəl/ us/ˈped.ə.stəl/ 基座，底座 a long, thin column that supports a statue, or a tall structure like a column on which something rests In the riot, the statues were toppled from their pedestals. 在暴乱中，雕像从底座上被推了下来。 A flower arrangement in a large basket stood on a pedestal in the corner of the room. 一束花插在一个大篮子里，放在房间角落的花座上。 Idioms knock someone off their pedestalidiom 使（某人）威信扫地 to show people that someone is not as perfect as they seem to be This recent scandal has really knocked the president off his pedestal. 最近的丑闻确实把总统从神圣的宝座上打落下来。 put someone on a pedestalidiom 把（某人）当作偶像;把（某人）奉为完人 to believe that someone is perfect |
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