及物动词

1. （雕像等的）底座，基座
A pedestal is the base on which something such as a statue stands.

2. 受崇拜/ 不再受崇拜
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.

1. a support or foundation

e.g. the base of the lamp

Synonym: basestand

2. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

Synonym: plinthfootstall

3. a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)

e.g. they put him on a pedestal