首页英语词典pillarpillar英英释意

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