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

• 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。
• 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。
• The pillars support the weight of the roof.
  这些柱子支撑着屋顶的重量。
• Four pillars support the ceiling.
  四根柱子撑着顶篷。
• In the three pillars, the material is the basis of energy and information.
  在三大支柱中，材料又是能源和信息的基础。
• Stone walls and pillars can also fall down and are potentially dangerous.
  石墙和柱子也可能会倒塌，从而带来安全隐患。
• The main engineer will be the pillars of the project.
  总工程师是这项工程的擎天柱。
• It is one of the pillars of success and power.
  它是人们成功和强大的一根支柱。
• The roof of the church was supported by stone pillars.
  这座教堂的屋顶由石柱支撑着。
• 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。