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

• When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm.
  地和其上的居民，都消化了。我曾立了地的柱子。
• Its once-elegant white pillars are peeling.
  曾经典雅的白色立柱正在掉漆。
• The whole platform area, like walls, pillars and ceilings, is painted in a rainbow-like gradient.
  整个平台领域如墙壁，柱子和天花板，是画在彩虹般梯度。
• The pillars support the weight of the roof.
  这些柱子支撑着屋顶的重量。
• Shopkeepers would once have been pillars of the Tory establishment
  商店店主一度本该成为保守党统治集团的重要支柱。
• All the girders and pillars in this room are made of logs, which should be very firm.
  这间房的梁柱都是用的原木，应该很结实。
• The porch is supported by six immense pillars.
  门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。
• There are two pillars at the front of the shop house.
  店屋前面有两根柱子。
• Solidarity is one of the two pillars which guide our activities.
  团结是两个支柱之一，指导我们的活动。
• In front were five rooms with painted beams and carved pillars.
  正面五间上房，皆是画梁雕栋。