pillar

英 ['pɪlə(r)] 美 ['pɪlər]

• n. 柱子；支柱；核心(人物)
• vt. 用柱支持

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]柱,支柱

   a tall upright round post used as a support for a roof

2. [C]台柱,栋梁

   an important member and active support

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 台柱
2. 柱状物
3. 栋梁
4. 柱
5. 【建】墩
6. 柱子
7. 纪念柱
8. 支柱
9. 矿柱
10. 煤柱
11. <喻>栋梁台柱
12. 【矿】煤柱矿柱
13. 柱脚
14. 柱石
15. 中坚

v. 动词

1. 用柱支持
2. 用柱子装饰
3. 成为…的栋梁
4. 用柱加固

英英释义

Noun:

1. a fundamental principle or practice;

   "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
   

2. anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower;

   "the test tube held a column of white powder"
   "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"
   "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
   

3. a prominent supporter;

   "he is a pillar of the community"
   

4. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

5. (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The robber tied him to a pillar.
   强盗把他捆在柱子上。
2. A creeper was entwined round the pillar.
   一根攀缘植物缠绕在柱子上。
3. The enemy was hurried from pillar to post.
   敌人被赶得东逃西窜走投无路。
4. The textile industry is a traditional pillar industry in China.
   纺织工业是中国传统的支柱产业。
5. State-owned enterprises are the pillar of the national economy.
   国有企业是我国国民经济的支柱。
6. Fanny is a pillar of the chess club.
   范妮是象棋俱乐部的核心人物。
7. He had been the pillar of the club all his life.
   他一生都是这个俱乐部的台柱。
8. He has been a pillar of the Church all his life.
   他一生都是教会的热心支持者。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. I fell asleep against a pillar.
   我靠在一根柱子上睡着了。
2. He was a pillar of the club for over thirty years.30
   多年来他一直是这个俱乐部的顶梁柱。

经典引文

• I saw, issuing from a squat chimney..a pillar of black smoke.

  出自： Jan Morris

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

from pillar to post

四处奔走,到处碰壁from one place or difficulty to another

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• plane a pillar 刨削柱子

形容词+～

• gigantic〔huge, massive〕 pillar 大柱子
• mighty〔staunch〕 pillar 坚强的柱石

介词+～

• from pillar to post 从一处到另一处,走投无路
• groove in a pillar 柱子上的槽

～+介词

• pillar of fire 火柱

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古法语的piler，意为柱子；最初源自拉丁语的pila，意为柱子。

近反义词

【近义词】

• column
• post
• support
• upright