pillar
- n.支柱;核心，基础，支柱;柱子，桥墩(尤指兼作装饰的);柱状物;纪念柱;台柱子;富有某种素质的人
- v.用柱子装饰[支持]；成为…的栋梁
复数： pillars
pillarnoun
柱子，桥墩（尤指兼作装饰的）
a large round stone, metal or wooden post that is used to support a bridge, the roof of a building, etc., especially when it is also decorative
纪念柱
a large round stone, metal or wooden post that is built to remind people of a famous person or event
柱状物
a mass of sth that is shaped like a pillar
a pillar of smoke/rock
烟 / 石柱
台柱子；主心骨；中流砥柱
a strong supporter of sth; an important member of sth
a pillar of the Church
教会的骨干分子
a pillar of society
社会中坚
富有某种素质的人；某种素质的化身
a person who has a lot of a particular quality
She is a pillar of strength in a crisis.
她在危难中表现非常坚强。
（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心，基础，支柱
a basic part or feature of a system, organization, belief, etc.
the central pillar of this theory
这一理论的核心支柱
to be forced to go from one person or situation to another without achieving anything
pillar
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N-COUNT 柱；柱子
A pillar is a tall solid structure, which is usually used to support part of a building....the pillars supporting the roof.
支撑屋顶的柱子
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N-COUNT （制度、协议等的）支柱，核心
If something is the pillar of a system or agreement, it is the most important part of it or what makes it strong and successful.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。
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N-COUNT 中坚；栋梁；台柱
If you describe someone as a pillar of society or as a pillar of the community, you approve of them because they play an important and active part in society or in the community.My father had been a pillar of the community.
我父亲一直是社区的顶梁柱。
noun
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- (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
- Synonym: column
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- a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
- Synonym: column
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- a fundamental principle or practice
- science eroded the pillars of superstition
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- a prominent supporter
- he is a pillar of the community
- Synonym: mainstay
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- 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
- Synonym: column tower
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Immunotherapy is Nobel prize-winning science that is now a key pillar of cancer treatment alongside chemotherapy , radiotherapy and surgery .
免疫疗法是获得诺贝尔奖的科学，现在是治疗癌症的一个关键支柱，与化学疗法、放射治疗和手术并列。
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The paper industry is an important pillar industry of national economy .
造纸工业是国民经济的重要支柱产业。
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She is a pillar of strength in a crisis .
她在危难中表现非常坚强。
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The pillars have to support the weight of the roof .
这些立柱必须支撑起屋顶的重量。
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The pillars gave way and a section of the roof collapsed .
这些立柱坍塌了，一部分屋顶坠落下来。
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The pillar obstructed our view of the stage .
柱子挡着，我们看不见舞台。
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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。
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My father had been a pillar of the community .
我父亲一直是社区的顶梁柱。
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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。
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She strove to read the name on the stone pillar
她费劲地读着石柱上的名字。
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We dodged behind a pillar out of sight of the tourists .
我们躲到柱子后面，避开了观光者的视线。
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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。
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The pillars rotted away and were replaced .
柱子完全腐烂以后换了新的。
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Its once-elegant white pillars are peeling .
曾经典雅的白色立柱正在掉漆。
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There are two pillars at the front of the shop house .
店屋前面有两根柱子。
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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。
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The pillars support the weight of the roof .
这些柱子支撑着屋顶的重量。
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There is a pillar box at the street corner .
胡同拐角处有个邮筒。
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In front were five rooms with painted beams and carved pillars .
正面五间上房，皆是画梁雕栋。
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Four pillars support the ceiling .
四根柱子撑着顶篷。
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The pillars sustain the roof of the pit .
坑道顶用柱子支撑着。
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The pillar is a little tilted .
柱子有点斜。
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The porch is supported by six immense pillars .
门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。
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The main engineer will be the pillars of the project .
总工程师是这项工程的擎天柱。
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The bridge is supported by three pillars .
桥由三座桥墩支撑着。
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The roof of the church was supported by stone pillars .
这座教堂的屋顶由石柱支撑着。
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I fell asleep against a pillar .
我靠在一根柱子上睡着了。
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The stairs spiralled round the central pillar .
阶梯绕着中间的石柱蜗旋而上。
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Friends arc important pillars of support .
朋友是我们最重要的支持来源。
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The pillars couldn 't support the weight of the roof .
这些柱子无法承受屋顶的重量
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