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pedestal /ˈpedɪstl/► SEE ALLput/set/place sb on a pedestalknock sb off their perch/pedestal ●put/set/place sb on a ˈpedestaladmire sb so much that you are unable to see their faults 把某人奉为完人;盲目崇拜某人◆Don’t try to put her on a pedestal, she’s as guilty as the rest of them! 别盲目崇拜她了,她跟其他人一样,并不是完人! OPP look down your nose (at sb/sth) NOTE A pedestal is the base that a statue rests on. * pedestal 指雕塑的底座。 ●knock sb off their ˈperch/ˈpedestalshow that sb does not deserve to be admired so much 使某人名誉扫地;灭某人的威风◆These revelations will really knock him off his pedestal.这些事件的披露会使他名誉扫地。 |