pillars

英 [ˈpɪləz]

美 [ˈpɪlərz]

n.  柱子，桥墩(尤指兼作装饰的); 纪念柱; 柱状物
pillar的复数

柯林斯词典

• 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

双语例句

• Its once-elegant white pillars are peeling.
  曾经典雅的白色立柱正在掉漆。
• In front were five rooms with painted beams and carved pillars.
  正面五间上房，皆是画梁雕栋。
• There are two pillars at the front of the shop house.
  店屋前面有两根柱子。
• The clan and nation are the eternal pillars of identity.
  集体和国家是个人身份的永恒支柱。
• The porch is supported by six immense pillars.
  门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。
• The pillars support the weight of the roof.
  这些柱子支撑着屋顶的重量。
• Honesty and trust are the pillars of any relationship.
  诚实和信任是任何关系的支柱。
• Mills have iron pillars all over the place holding up the roof
  工厂里四处都立有铁柱支撑着房顶。
• If one member leaves it shakes those pillars of mutual commitment and economic partnership.
  只要一个成员国退出，成员国间相互承诺和经济合作的支柱就会被撼动。
• The pillars sustain the roof of the pit.
  坑道顶用柱子支撑着。