Pedestal
[ 'pedistl ]
第4级
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n. 底座，基座;根底，基础;[机]托轴架;受人尊敬的地位;
v. 搁在架上;支持;给…加台脚;
📝 例句
The statue reposes on a pedestal.
雕像安在台座上。
She put him on a pedestal: she would have died for him.
她崇拜他:她宁愿为他而死。
The politician was knocked off his pedestal by his daughter's statements.
这位政客由于女儿的一席谈话而不再受人敬重。
He set a socket in each pedestal.
他把每根基座上都按上了灯芯盘。
knock a person off his pedestal
把<某人>从受尊敬的地位拉下来
🌱 联想助记
【记】ped-脚,儿童,estal-安置:安置在脚下的东西→基座
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-ped-表示“脚”
📖 牛津释义
pedestal
n
1 base of a column 柱脚; 柱基.
2 base on which a statue or some other piece of sculpture stands （雕像等的）基座. =>illus 见插图. 3(idm 习语) knock sb off his pedestal/perch => knock2.place, etc sb on a `pedestal admire sb greatly, esp without noticing his faults 崇拜某人（尤指盲目地）.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pedistl]n. 支柱, 基架, 基座, 基础vt. 加座, 搁在台上, 支持, 提高...的地位【电】 台座
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📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Been healthy lately?
最近健康吗？
Although the cartons are light and easy to handle, we think it is not strong enough to be shipped.
虽然这些纸箱轻便、易拿，但我们认为它们在运输中不太结实。
'The light is dim.Read the letter to me'.
“光线太暗，请给我读一下这封信。”