一、词汇
1. pedestal /ˈpɛdɪstəl/ 崇高地位
If you put someone on a pedestal, you admire them very much and think that they cannot be criticized. If someone is knocked off a pedestal they are no longer admired.
fell off one’s pedestal 跌落神坛
Knock sb. off his pedestal 使某人不再受尊重
Place/put/set sb. on a pedestal 尊敬某人
2. sully 玷污; 败坏
If something is sullied by something else, it is damaged so that it is no longer pure or of such high value.
例:
Its image has been sullied by $9 billion in improper accounting.
其形象被90亿的假账所毁。
例:
She claimed they were sullying her good name.
她宣称他们败坏了她的名誉。
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