podium
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ˈpəʊ.di.əm/|/ˈpəʉ.di.əm/
美 /ˈpoʊ.di.əm/
英文释义
名词 n.
- A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
- A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
- A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
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A result amongst the best three at a competition.
— Red Bull's Thai-British driver Alex Albon took a maiden podium in third.
- A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.; The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.
- A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.; The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
- The lower portion of a high-rise building, typically of several storeys tall and acts as a foundation to the tower(s) above it.
- A foot or footstalk.
动词 v.
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To finish in the top three at an event or competition.
— The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics.
词源
词源 1
Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pew.
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pew.
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