1 N-COUNT （雕像等的）底座，基座 A pedestal is the base on which something such as a statue stands. （雕像等的）底座，基座
SYN support, stand, base, foot
2 N-COUNT 受崇拜/ 不再受崇拜 If you put someone on a pedestal, you admire them very much and think that they cannot be criticized. If someone is knocked off a pedestal they are no longer admired. 受崇拜/ 不再受崇拜
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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。
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That failure knocked me off my pedestal.
那次失败将我赶下了神坛。
| Word Link | ped ≈ foot : centipede, pedal, pedestal |
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