pedestal
noun [ C ] uk/ˈped.ə.stəl/ us/ˈped.ə.stəl/
基座，底座
a long, thin column that supports a statue, or a tall structure like a column on which something rests
In the riot, the statues were toppled from their pedestals. 在暴乱中，雕像从底座上被推了下来。
A flower arrangement in a large basket stood on a pedestal in the corner of the room. 一束花插在一个大篮子里，放在房间角落的花座上。
Idioms
knock someone off their pedestalidiom （见 pedestal）
→ knock someone off their pedestal
put someone on a pedestalidiom 把（某人）当作偶像;把（某人）奉为完人
to believe that someone is perfect