on a pedestal
可指实际底座，也可用于比喻的崇高地位。
The statue stands on a marble pedestal.
雕像立在大理石基座上。
神坛，崇高地位；柱子、雕像、花瓶、灯的底座或基座；支撑物或基础；尊敬或荣誉的地位；受人敬仰(且自认为优越)的地位
a base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted
柱子、雕像、花瓶、灯的底座或基座
The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.
支撑物或基础
a support or foundation
尊敬或荣誉的地位
A place of reverence or honor.
受人敬仰(且自认为优越)的地位
a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
固定在铁路货车车架上的铸件,形成用于固定轴箱的夹口
A casting secured to the frame of a truck of a railcar and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
建筑支撑物或底座(如柱子或雕像的)
an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
枕块；低矮的外壳
A pillow block; a low housing.
用于支撑桁架末端支撑脚的铁插座或支撑
An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.
散热器中排列成一组的直管线圈
a pedestal coil, group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, used in a radiator.
地下电缆被动连接点的地面外壳
A ground-level housing for a passive connection point for underground cables.
无输入信号时的测量值
The measured value when no input signal is given.
驾驶舱中央,位于飞行员之间,放置各种控制装置的地方
The central part of the cockpit, between the pilots, where various controls are located.
用于安装电视摄像机的物品
An item upon which television cameras are mounted.
覆盖单峰驼胸骨的坚硬突起垫,当骆驼躺下时,使腹部略高于热地面
The tough protuberant pad covering a dromedary's sternum, which, when the camel lies down, causes the abdomen to be slightly above the hot ground.
The statue was placed on a marble pedestal in the center of the square.
雕像被放置在广场中央的大理石基座上。
用法提示：名词，表示物理基座。
AI contextual example
Fans often put their favorite celebrities on a pedestal, forgetting they are human.
粉丝们常常把他们最喜欢的名人奉若神明，忘记了他们也是凡人。
用法提示：名词短语 put on a pedestal，表示崇拜。
AI contextual example
The museum decided to pedestal the ancient artifact to display it more prominently.
博物馆决定把那件古代文物放在基座上，以便更突出地展示。
用法提示：动词，表示把…放在基座上。
AI contextual example
可指实际底座，也可用于比喻的崇高地位。
The statue stands on a marble pedestal.
雕像立在大理石基座上。
表示过分崇拜某人，常用于人际关系。
She puts her husband on a pedestal.
她把丈夫奉若神明。
后接物体，指该物体的底座。
The pedestal of the column is ornately carved.
柱子的基座雕刻精美。
最直接的同义词，但词义更广，还可指山脚、军事基地等，替代时需注意语境。
更具体的建筑术语，多用于正式或艺术语境；日常口语中较少使用。
多指独立、可移动的小型支撑物（如展示架、乐器架），用于大型雕像或建筑物时不如pedestal贴切。
泛指任何承托或支撑的结构，不限于底座；语义较宽，单独使用时不够精确。
grammar · medium
易错句子She pedestaled the trophy on the shelf.
正确表达She placed the trophy on a pedestal on the shelf.
“pedestal”作动词用法罕见且不自然，应使用“place…on a pedestal”结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子I put him on pedestal because of his achievements.
正确表达I put him on a pedestal because of his achievements.
固定短语“put/place sb on a pedestal”中“pedestal”前需要不定冠词“a”。
用于建筑学“基座/底座”义项：pedestal 指柱子或雕像的底座，capital 指柱子的顶端，二者在结构中相对。
用于“基座/底座”义项：pedestal 是最低支撑部分，top 是最高处，方位相对。此义项下 top 比 capital 更通用。
用于“受尊崇的地位”义项：pedestal 表示被崇敬的高位，disgrace 表示丢脸、失去尊重的境地，二者社会评价相反。
用于“受尊崇的地位”义项：pedestal 指被公众注目和敬仰，obscurity 指不为人知、不受关注，二者在知名度上相反。
base泛指任何物体的底部或支撑部分，而pedestal特指雕像、柱子的底座或比喻的崇高地位。
foundation指建筑物或抽象事物的基础，而pedestal指具体的基座或比喻的崇高地位。
把某人奉为神明；极其崇拜某人
Her fans put her on a pedestal and can't see her flaws.
她的粉丝把她奉为神明，看不到她的缺点。
使某人威信扫地；将某人从崇高地位上拉下来
The corruption charges knocked the hero off his pedestal.
贪腐指控使这位英雄声望扫地。
大理石底座
The statue stood on a marble pedestal in the city square.
雕像矗立在城市广场的大理石底座上。
立柱式洗脸盆
The bathroom had a classic white pedestal sink.
浴室里有一个经典白色立柱式洗脸盆。
独脚桌；中央支柱桌
The round pedestal table occupied the corner of the dining room.
那张圆形独脚桌占据了餐厅的一角。
雕像通常立于 pedestal 之上
圆柱底部常有 pedestal 作为支撑
纪念碑常建在 pedestal 上以显得庄重
花瓶可摆放在 pedestal 上用于展示
半身像常放置于 pedestal 上供人瞻仰
把某人奉为完人；把某人捧上天
She puts her boss on a pedestal, but I know he's far from perfect.
她把老板奉为完人，但我知道他远非完美。
把某人拉下神坛；使某人失去威信
The scandal knocked the politician off his pedestal.
这场丑闻让这位政客跌下了神坛。
别自高自大；放下架子
He needs to get off his pedestal and listen to what people are saying.
他需要放下架子，听听大家在说什么。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.