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 part of an attractive design （尤指兼作装饰的）柱子，桥墩 Two white marble pillars stood on either side of the entrance. 入口两边各有两根白色大理石柱子。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc2The roof is supported by eight massive stone pillars. 屋顶由 8 根粗大的石柱支撑着。 He was hiding behind a pillar near the back of the church. 他藏在教堂后部的一根柱子后。 My view of the stage was blocked by a pillar. 我的舞台视野被一根柱子挡住了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- giant
- huge
- massive
- …
- stand
- hold something up
- support something
- …
- behind a/the pillar
- pillar of
a large round stone, metal or wooden post that is built to remind people of a famous person or event 纪念柱 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- giant
- huge
- massive
- …
- stand
- hold something up
- support something
- …
- behind a/the pillar
- pillar of
- pillar of something
a mass of something that is like a pillar in shape 柱状物 a pillar of smoke/rock 烟柱；石柱
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- giant
- huge
- massive
- …
- stand
- hold something up
- support something
- …
- behind a/the pillar
- pillar of
- pillar of something
a strong supporter of something; an important member of something 台柱子；主心骨；中流砥柱 He was a pillar of the Church. 他是教会的支柱。 a pillar of society 社会中坚 He was the local magistrate and a pillar of the community. 他是当地的行政官，也是社区的支柱。
- pillar of something
a person who has a lot of a particular quality 富有某种素质的人；某种素质的化身 a basic part or feature of a system, organization, belief, etc. （组织、制度、信仰等的）核心，基础，支柱 the central pillar of this theory 这一理论的核心支柱 Education and investment are the twin pillars on which a successful economy is built. 教育和投资是成功经济的两大支柱。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French piler, based on Latin pila ‘pillar’.
Idioms
be driven, pushed, etc. from pillar to post
to be forced to go from one person or situation to another without achieving anything 被迫四处碰壁（或到处奔波） Morale is very low. People have just had enough of being thrown from pillar to post. 士气很低。人们已经受够了被从一根柱子扔到另一根柱子。