| 单词 | pillar |
| 释义 | pillar n. 1. a a usu. slender vertical structure of wood, metal, or esp. stone used as a support for a roof etc. b a similar structure used for ornament. c a post supporting a structure. 2. a person regarded as a mainstay or support (a pillar of the faith; a pillar of strength). 3. an upright mass of air, water, rock, etc. (pillar of salt). 4. a solid mass of coal etc. left to support the roof of a mine. Phrases and idioms from pillar to post (driven etc.) from one place to another; to and fro. pillar-box Brit. a public postbox shaped like a pillar. pillar-box red a bright red colour, as of pillar-boxes. Pillars of Hercules 1. two rocks on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar. 2. the ultimate limit. Derivatives pillared adj. pillaret n. Etymology: ME & AF piler, OF pilier ult. f. L pila pillar |
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