| 释义 |
pillar/ˈpilə/n. 1a a usu. slender vertical structure of wood, metal, or esp. stone used as a support for a roof etc. (木质、金属、尤指石质的)支柱 b a similar structure used for ornament 装饰柱 c a post supporting a structure 支柱 2 a person regarded as a mainstay or support 中坚；栋梁；台柱 a pillar of the faith 信念的支柱; a pillar of strength 中坚力量 3 an upright mass of ice, rock, etc. (冰、岩石等的)柱状物 pillar of flame 火柱 4 a solid mass of coal etc. left to support the roof of a mine (支撑矿顶的)煤柱；矿柱 □ from pillar to post (driven etc.) from one place to another; to and fro (被逼或赶得)东奔西跑；到处碰壁 □ pillared adj.□ pillaret n.[Middle English & Anglo-French piler, Old French pilier, ultimately from Latin pila ‘pillar’] |