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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pedestal

英  [ˈpedɪstəl]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • pedestals

    1. [C 可数名词] （雕像等的）基座

    A pedestal is the base on which something such as a statue stands.

    双语例句

    例：

    a larger than life-sized bronze statue on a granite pedestal.

    在花岗岩基座上的一尊比真人大的铜像。

    2. [C 可数名词] 崇高地位

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    Since childhood, I put my own parents on a pedestal. I felt they could do no wrong.

    自童年起我就把我父母当偶像崇拜。我觉得他们不会做错事。

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