pillar

英 [ˈpɪlə(r)]

美 [ˈpɪlər]

n. 柱子，桥墩(尤指兼作装饰的); 纪念柱; 柱状物

复数：pillars　

Collins.2 / BNC.5563 / COCA.6521

习惯用语

be driven, pushed, etc. from pillar to post

被迫四处碰壁（或到处奔波）
to be forced to go from one person or situation to another without achieving anything

noun

柱子，桥墩（尤指兼作装饰的）
a large round stone, metal or wooden post that is used to support a bridge, the roof of a building, etc., especially when it is also decorative
纪念柱
a large round stone, metal or wooden post that is built to remind people of a famous person or event
柱状物
a mass of sth that is shaped like a pillar
1. a pillar of smoke/rock
  烟 / 石柱
台柱子；主心骨；中流砥柱
a strong supporter of sth; an important member of sth
1. a pillar of the Church
  教会的骨干分子
2. a pillar of society
  社会中坚
富有某种素质的人；某种素质的化身
a person who has a lot of a particular quality
1. She is a pillar of strength in a crisis.
  她在危难中表现非常坚强。
（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心，基础，支柱
a basic part or feature of a system, organization, belief, etc.
1. the central pillar of this theory
  这一理论的核心支柱

N-COUNT 柱；柱子
Apillaris a tall solid structure, which is usually used to support part of a building.
1. ...the pillars supporting the roof.
  支撑屋顶的柱子
N-COUNT （制度、协议等的）支柱，核心
If something is thepillar ofa system or agreement, it is the most important part of it or what makes it strong and successful.
1. The pillar of her economic policy was keeping tight control over money supply.
  她经济政策的核心是严格控制货币的供应。
2. ...the last pillar of apartheid.
  种族隔离制最后的支柱
N-COUNT 中坚；栋梁；台柱
If you describe someone as apillar ofsociety or as apillar ofthe community, you approve of them because they play an important and active part in society or in the community.
1. My father had been a pillar of the community.
  我父亲一直是社区的顶梁柱。
2. ...well-respected pillars of society.
  深受尊重的社会栋梁

noun

(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
Synonym:column
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
Synonym:column
a fundamental principle or practice
1. science eroded the pillars of superstition
a prominent supporter
1. he is a pillar of the community
Synonym:mainstay
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
1. the test tube held a column of white powder
2. a tower of dust rose above the horizon
3. a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
Synonym:columntower

I should like to call him a pillar of society.
我要称他为社会的柱石。
My father had been a pillar of the community.
我父亲一直是社区的顶梁柱。
Honesty is the pillar of a society.
诚信是一个社会的支柱。
You are my pillar and my fantasy.
你便是我的支柱，我的幻梦。
It calls for making cultural production including media and publishing a "pillar" industry.
它要求文化产品的生产，包括媒体和出版的“支柱”产业。
Talent management is a core pillar of our company strategy and one of my most important responsibilities.
人才管理是我们公司战略的核心支柱，也是我最重要的职责之一。
This growing interdependence will act as a pillar of stability and growth for the global economy.
这种日益紧密的相互依存关系，将成为保持稳定，以及促进全球经济增长的一个重要支柱。
Manufacturing industry of the heavy equipments is major pillar of the national economy.
重大型装备制造业是国民经济的重要支柱。
And Laban said, see these stones and this pillar which I have put between you and me;
拉班又说，你看我在你我中间所立的这石堆和柱子。
This paper analyzed and calculated width of coal pillar for driving roadway along gob.
对沿空掘巷时煤柱的留设问题进行了分析和计算。