"pedestal" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 底座

Definition

底座是用来支撑物体（尤其是雕像）的基础；也可以指把某人推崇到很高的地位。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于艺术品或雕像下的底座。比喻用法“put someone on a pedestal”表示过度崇拜某人。字面用法偏正式，比喻用法口语常见。

Examples

The statue stands on a tall pedestal.

雕像矗立在高高的**底座**上。

Please put the vase on the pedestal by the window.

请把花瓶放在窗边的**底座**上。

The pedestal was made of marble.

这个**底座**是用大理石做的。

She put her grandmother on a pedestal and thought she was perfect.

她把奶奶当作偶像般地崇拜，觉得她很完美。（literal：她把奶奶放在了**底座**上，觉得她很完美。）

We shouldn't put celebrities on a pedestal—they're human too.

我们不应该把名人放在**底座**上，他们也是普通人。

The old fountain was missing its pedestal, so it lay flat on the ground.

老喷泉缺了**底座**，所以只能平放在地上。