pedestal [ˈpɛdɪstəl]

例句:

• That failure knocked me off my pedestal.
  那次失败将我赶下了神坛。
  
• 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.
  
• 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。
  
• His elegant white pedestal pieces retain their sleekly sinuous appeal.
  来自WSJ
• The insubordinate stood above us, as if on a pedestal.
  来自NEWYORKER
• Now the games-captain was tottering if not already fallen from the pedestal.
  来自J. Hilton