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单词 pedestal
释义 pedestal¹ /ˈpedɪstəl/ n.
1.【建】(base for statue or column)台座;基座;柱脚

a larger-than-life-sized bronze statue on a granite pedestal比真人尺寸略大、放在花岗岩支座上的青铜像

a bed hoisted up on a stone pedestal吊在石基座上的床

2.(set of drawers)(两边为落地抽屉的台座式书桌的)一直列抽屉
3.to knock sb off their pedestal把某人拉下台;使某人不再受尊重

That failure knocked me off my pedestal.那次失败使我下台了。

4.to put sb on a pedestal敬仰某人;视某人为偶像

From childhood, I put my parents on a pedestal. I felt they could do no wrong.从小我就非常崇拜我的父母。我觉得他们不会做错任何事。

pedestal² /ˈpedɪstəl/ comp.
由支座支撑的

a pedestal sink立柱式水槽

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