"on a pedestal" 怎么发音
expression
ON-uh PED-uh-stuhl
ON-uh PED-i-stuhl
释义
To admire someone so much that you think they are perfect or much better than others, often ignoring their faults.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɛdəstəɫ
英式英语
ˈɒn/ /æɪ/ /pˈɛdɪstəl
简化发音
美式
ON-uh PED-uh-stuhl
英式
ON-uh PED-i-stuhl
语境中听
She puts her boyfriend on a pedestal and thinks he can do no wrong.
Don’t put your heroes on a pedestal. They are human, too.
Many fans place celebrities on a pedestal.
After getting to know her idol, she realized it was wrong to put people on a pedestal.