pillar

单词音标

pillar音标[\'pilә]

汉语翻译

n. 柱子, 栋梁, 台柱, 重要的支持者

【医】 柱, 脚

词型变化

动词过去式:pillared过去分词:pillared现在分词:pillaring第三人称单数:pillars

英语解释

名词 pillar:

a fundamental principle or practice

anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower

同义词：column, tower

a prominent supporter

同义词：mainstay

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

同义词：column

(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure

同义词：column

例句

The top part of a pillar or column.

柱头一根柱子或圆柱的顶端部分

He has been a pillar of the Church all his life.

他一生都是教会的热心支持者。

The enemy was hurried from pillar to post.

敌人被赶得东逃西窜走投无路。

详细解释

pil.lar

n.（名词）

A slender, freestanding, vertical support; a column.

柱子，支柱：细长、独撑的垂直支撑物；柱子

Such a structure or one similar to it used for decoration.

台柱：用于装饰的类似柱子结构或支柱

One who occupies a central or responsible position:

栋梁：占据中心或负责职位的人：

例句：

a pillar of the state.

国家栋梁

v.tr.（及物动词）

pil.lared,pil.lar.ing,pil.lars

To support or decorate with pillars or a pillar.

以柱支撑，以柱装饰：用一根或多根柱子支撑或装饰

<习惯用语>from pillar to post

From one place to another; hither and thither.

到处：从一处到另一处；来来往往

来源：

Middle English

中古英语

from Old French pilier

源自 古法语 pilier

from Medieval Latin pol3re

源自 中世纪拉丁语 pol3re

from Latin pola

源自 拉丁语 pola