pillar
noun /ˈpɪlə(r)/
/ˈpɪlər/
Idioms - 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 part of an attractive design
（尤指兼作装饰的）柱子，桥墩 - Two white marble pillars stood on either side of the entrance.
入口两边各有两根白色大理石柱子。
Topics Buildingsc2- The roof is supported by eight massive stone pillars.
屋顶由 8 根粗大的石柱支撑着。 - He was hiding behind a pillar near the back of the church.
他藏在教堂后部的一根柱子后。 - My view of the stage was blocked by a pillar.
我的舞台视野被一根柱子挡住了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- giant
- huge
- massive
- …
- stand
- hold something up
- support something
- …
- behind a/the pillar
- pillar of
- Two white marble pillars stood on either side of the entrance.
- a large round stone, metal or wooden post that is built to remind people of a famous person or event
纪念柱 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- giant
- huge
- massive
- …
- stand
- hold something up
- support something
- …
- behind a/the pillar
- pillar of
- pillar of something a mass of something that is like a pillar in shape
柱状物 - a pillar of smoke/rock
烟柱；石柱
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- giant
- huge
- massive
- …
- stand
- hold something up
- support something
- …
- behind a/the pillar
- pillar of
- a pillar of smoke/rock
- pillar of something a strong supporter of something; an important member of something
台柱子；主心骨；中流砥柱 - He was a pillar of the Church.
他是教会的支柱。 - a pillar of society
社会中坚 - He was the local magistrate and a pillar of the community.
他是当地的行政官，也是社区的支柱。
- He was a pillar of the Church.
- pillar of something a person who has a lot of a particular quality
富有某种素质的人；某种素质的化身 - She is a pillar of strength in a crisis.
她在危难中表现非常坚强。
- She is a pillar of strength in a crisis.
- a basic part or feature of a system, organization, belief, etc.
（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心，基础，支柱 - the central pillar of this theory
这一理论的核心支柱 - Education and investment are the twin pillars on which a successful economy is built.
教育和投资是成功经济的两大支柱。
- the central pillar of this theory
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French piler, based on Latin pila ‘pillar’.
Idioms
be driven, pushed, etc. from pillar to post
- to be forced to go from one person or situation to another without achieving anything
被迫四处碰壁（或到处奔波） - Morale is very low. People have just had enough of being thrown from pillar to post.
士气很低。人们已经受够了被从一根柱子扔到另一根柱子。
- Morale is very low. People have just had enough of being thrown from pillar to post.