pillars

英 [ˈpɪləz]

美 [ˈpɪlərz]

n.  柱子，桥墩(尤指兼作装饰的); 纪念柱; 柱状物
pillar的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 柱；柱子
  Apillaris a tall solid structure, which is usually used to support part of a building.
  1. ...the pillars supporting the roof.
     支撑屋顶的柱子
• N-COUNT （制度、协议等的）支柱，核心
  If something is thepillar ofa system or agreement, it is the most important part of it or what makes it strong and successful.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the last pillar of apartheid.
     种族隔离制最后的支柱
• N-COUNT 中坚；栋梁；台柱
  If you describe someone as apillar ofsociety or as apillar ofthe community, you approve of them because they play an important and active part in society or in the community.
  1. My father had been a pillar of the community.
     我父亲一直是社区的顶梁柱。
  2. ...well-respected pillars of society.
     深受尊重的社会栋梁

双语例句

• The three pillars of the relationship security concerns, economic beliefs and political values were misaligned.
  两国关系的三个基本点安全担忧、经济信条和政治价值观均不一致。
• Its once-elegant white pillars are peeling.
  曾经典雅的白色立柱正在掉漆。
• Honesty and trust are the pillars of any relationship.
  诚实和信任是任何关系的支柱。
• And so the work on the pillars was completed.
  这样，造柱子的工就完毕了。
• The bridge is supported by three pillars.
  桥由三座桥墩支撑着。
• The pillars sustain the roof of the pit.
  坑道顶用柱子支撑着。
• The pillars support the weight of the roof.
  这些柱子支撑着屋顶的重量。
• When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm.
  地和其上的居民，都消化了。我曾立了地的柱子。
• The main engineer will be the pillars of the project.
  总工程师是这项工程的擎天柱。
• Also note that the two pillars rely on Kaizen and People.
  也应该注意到两个支柱依赖于改善和人。