pedestal
noun /ˈpedɪstl/
/ˈpedɪstl/
Idioms - the base that a column, statue, etc. rests on
（柱子或雕塑等的）底座，基座 - a pedestal basin (= a washbasin supported by a column)
有底座的洗脸盆 - I replaced the vase carefully on its pedestal
我小心地把花瓶放回基座上。 - The statue stands on a low marble pedestal.
这座雕像矗立在一个低矮的大理石基座上。
词源mid 16th cent.: from French piédestal, from Italian piedestallo, from piè ‘foot’ (from Latin pes, ped-, which later influenced the spelling) + di ‘of’ + stallo ‘stall’. - a pedestal basin (= a washbasin supported by a column)
Idioms
knock somebody off their pedestal/perch
- to make somebody lose their position as somebody/something successful or admired
使某人丧失名位 - A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our pedestal.
很多团队都想让我们下台。
- A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our pedestal.
to put/place somebody on a pedestal
- to admire somebody so much that you do not see their faults
把某人奉为完人；盲目崇拜某人