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单词 pedestal
释义
pedestal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈped.ə.stəl/us
/ˈped.ə.stəl/
along,thincolumnthatsupportsastatue, or atallstructurelike acolumnon which somethingrests:
基座，底座
In theriot, thestatuesweretoppledfromtheirpedestals.在暴乱中，雕像从底座上被推了下来。
Aflowerarrangementin alargebasketstoodon a pedestal in thecornerof theroom.一束花插在一个大篮子里，放在房间角落的花座上。
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Idioms

knocksomeoneofftheirpedestal
putsomeoneon a pedestal
(Definition ofpedestalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pedestal| American Dictionary

pedestal
noun[C]
us
/ˈped·ə·stəl/
abasefor astatue, or abasefor acolumn:
Museumstaffplantoreplacethecrackedpedestal under thestatue.

Idiom

putsomeone/somethingon a pedestal
(Definition ofpedestalfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpedestal

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Controls are placed on larger diameter pedestals or allowed normal sleep in their home cages.
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Both stand well over four feet and are on pedestals.
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When the pedestals were present, the temporal sequence varied: either pulsed briefly pulse paradigm!, or continuously presented steady paradigm!.
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We could then measure discrimination with cone pedestals composed of a single component, or a combination of these components.
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The experimental session lasted from 45 to 90 min and comprised five blocks, one for each condition pulse-brighter pedestals, pulse-darker pedestals, zero pedestals, steady-brighter pedestals, steady-darker pedestals!.
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There is no cause for us to prostrate ourselves in thoughtless admiration before assumed superiority in any walk of life, turning ourselves into pedestals for others to pose on.
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On both empty pedestals, notes were left.
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To show clearly the changes of the linear electron density in the jets, the high linear electron densities corresponding to the jet pedestals were partly cut off.
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They happen to do something where there is an enormous organization geared up to pushing them on to apedestal.
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In the cartoon, thepedestalis inscribed faintly with the word 'disegno'.
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The presence ofpedestalbases is also a feature that argues for a rulership interpretation of potbelly sculptures.
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Linguistic deference is not, pace thepedestalview, the rule.
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Nevertheless, some theorists remain attracted to thepedestalview.
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In the end, individual autonomy should simply be removed from itspedestalso that it is allowed 'its due place, but no more'.
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The staircase procedure was repeated for anotherpedestalchromaticity.
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