A podium is a small platform on which someone stands in order to give a lecture or conduct an orchestra.
英汉词典释义
n.
表演台;讲台;乐队指挥台
She was introduced and stepped up to the podium.介绍完毕后她就登上讲台。The speaker has to ad- lib his speech when his papers suddenly blow off the podium.当演讲稿突然掉下台时,演讲者不得不现编词。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it