| 释义 |
pillar /'pib(r); n 1 upright column, of stone, wood, metal, etc as a support or ornament. 柱子 (作支持或装饰用的石柱、木柱、金属柱等) 。 O the illus at church, column, 参看 church, column 之插图。 from ~ to post, (fig) from one resource to another, to and fro. (喻) 从一个地方到另一个地方; 走投无路。 2 (fig) ~ of, strong and important supporter: (喻) 坚强而重要的支持者; 支柱; 栋梁： a ~ of the establishment. 这组织的一位强力支持者。 3 '~-box n cylindrical container (in GB, scarlet) about 5 feet high, standing in a public place, in which letters are posted. 邮简 (英，深红色) 。 4 sth in the shape of a ~, eg a column of fire, smoke, cloud or, in a coalmine, of coal left to support the roof. 柱形物 (如火柱、烟柱、云柱或煤骚中留着支持矿虞的煤柱) 。 |