pillar
英 ['pɪlə]
美['pɪlɚ]
- n. 柱子，柱形物；栋梁；墩
- vt. 用柱支持
- n. (Pillar)人名；(英)皮勒
英英释意
- 1. a fundamental principle or practice;
- "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
- 2. anything tall and thin approximating 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 structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
- 5. (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
双语例句
- 1. She strove to read the name on the stone pillar.
- 她费劲地读着石柱上的名字。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. There is a pillar box at the street corner.
- 胡同拐角处有个邮筒.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. Some people enjoy that kind of life, drifting from pillar to post.
- 有些人喜欢这种生活, 到处漂泊游荡.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. He dropped the letter into the pillar - box.
- 他把信丢进邮筒内.
来自《简明英汉词典》