Pedestal

['pedɪst(ə)l] or ['pɛdɪstl]

解释:

(noun.) an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue).

(noun.) a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); 'they put him on a pedestal'.

埃米莉录入--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column.

(n.) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.

(n.) A pillow block; a low housing.

(n.) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.

录入:鲁道夫

解释:

n. anything that serves as a foot or a support: the foot or base of a pillar &c.: the fixed casting which holds the brasses in which a shaft turns called also Axle-guard or Pillow-block.—v.t. to place on a pedestal.

整理:薇尔玛