pedestal

英['pedɪstl] 美['pɛdɪstl]
近义词base stand
  • 基座

GRE

词态变化


复数: pedestals;

双语例句


1. That failure knocked me off my pedestal.
那次失败将我赶下了神坛。
2. At the very top of the steps was a bust of Shakespeare on a pedestal.
就在台阶顶端的基座上有一尊莎士比亚胸像.
3. 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。
4. 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.
5. She put him on a pedestal: she would have died for him.
她崇拜他: 她宁愿为他而死.

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