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