| 单词 | pillar |
| 释义 | pillar (pɪləʳ ) Word forms: pillars 1. countable noun A pillar is a tall solid structure, which is usually used to support part of a building. ...the pillars supporting the roof. Synonyms: support, post, column, piling 2. countable noun If something is the pillar of a system or agreement, it is the most important part of it or what makes it strong and successful. The pillar of her economic policy was keeping tight control over money supply. [+ of] ...the last pillar of apartheid. 3. countable noun If you describe someone as a pillar of society or as a pillar of the community, you approve of them because they play an important and active part in society or in the community. [approval] My father had been a pillar of the community. [+ of] ...well-respected pillars of society. Synonyms: supporter, leader, rock, worthy 4. from pillar to post phrase If someone is forced to go from pillar to post, they are forced to go from one place to another to get something they need. Our lives were blighted by being pushed from pillar to post, never living anywhere for very long. I've been passed from pillar to post and I am still waiting. Idioms: from pillar to post [mainly British] if someone is moved from pillar to post, they are moved repeatedly from one place or position to another, usually in a hurried or disorganized way so that they suffer as a result I didn't want the children pushed from pillar to post. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pillar to post [British, journalism] used for describing a victory in sport, especially in horse racing, in which the winner was in the lead from the start of the race Sally Prosser held off the best of the Far East to top the Asian circuit, thanks largely to a pillar to post victory in the JAL Malaysian Open. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: pillar of salt Or you may find yourself transformed into a pillar of salt, or turned to stone and left to cry for all eternity. The Times Literary Supplement As a result, she was turned into a pillar of salt. Times, Sunday Times All those who have ever made the mistake of crossing me have been turned into pillars of salt. Times, Sunday Times Will there be pillars of salt? Christianity Today This was batting paralysis — rabbits caught in headlights, men turned into not so much hard-setting jelly as pillars of salt. The Sun Two pillars of smoke rose thousands of feet in the air and formed a massive black cloud. Times, Sunday Times Vast pillars of smoke went up from the dozens of food stalls in the square, and the smells that rose with them were irresistible. Times, Sunday Times Then, even before the echoes of the awful explosions died, and while the pillars of smoke still towered and grew, all our batteries awoke at once. Times, Sunday Times Sometime after deployment, pillars of smoke were seen in the distance along their general bearing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Business needs to break through this ceiling to stay competitive, and to become a responsible pillar of society. Times, Sunday Times Journalism fancies itself as a pillar of society vital to holding power to account. Times,Sunday Times Some years earlier, thanks to a novelist born in 1815, the town became home to the first example of a pillar of society. Times, Sunday Times It came to symbolise punk's antipathy towards the pillars of society. Times, Sunday Times Well then, these pillars of society have sworn very publicly that they have never fixed prices? ST While equities have been all over the shop, government bonds have been a pillar of strength over the past year, taking many experts by surprise. Times, Sunday Times She's definitely the wisdom behind all of this, the pillar of strength in the family. Times, Sunday Times He appeared to be a pillar of strength: muscle shirt, tattoos, pony tail, and skin tanned as leather from working outdoors. Christianity Today She's an inspiration and a pillar of strength. Times, Sunday Times My stepdad was a pillar of strength throughout my life. The Sun The car has divided front roof pillars and the option of a huge fixed or openglass roof. The Sun His truck-sized sealed presses, which cost $5 million apiece, use thousands of tonnes of water pressure to mould struts, roof pillars, engine cradles and frame components. Globe and Mail Characterized by their thin roof pillars, fastback styling and slippery aerodynamics, they symbolized 1960s jet age design. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thinner roof pillars and a more raked windshield contribute to improved visibility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The dated wrap-around windshield was eliminated and the entire greenhouse was lightened via the use of thinner door and roof pillars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Situated in a former chandlery factory, it features dark-grey steel pillars, exposed and painted brick walls and timber flooring. Times, Sunday Times The steel pillars supporting the viaduct are filled with limestone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ticket prices were considered high for the day and steel pillars supporting the roof occasionally blocked fans' views of the field. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The womens gallery and the dome are supported by four pairs of steel pillars covered with gypsum with a palm leaf relief. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These decks were typically held up by steel pillars that obstructed the view from some seats in the lower level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tall pillars of rock left standing became islands, which are now privately owned and home to seventy residents. The Times Literary Supplement It has tall pillars running up the front of the building, made out of a series of huge blocks of stone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These buildings include a courtyard surrounded by balconies, large rooms with tall ceilings, marble floors, tall pillars and crumbling artwork. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are also seven tall pillars, each with 150m ft height. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To the left and right of the central group of statues dragons wind upward into the sky around tall pillars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Research shows that thick pillars may already cause drivers to fail to see motorbikes at junctions. Times, Sunday Times The audience, seated on the floor or standing, surrounded a central area defined by four thick pillars -—a square, as it were, placed inside a huge circle. Times, Sunday Times The model used curved glass in its side windows which were framed by chromed metal channels instead of the thick pillars that were usual at the time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are supported with thick pillars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are the twin pillars on which the insurance industry can invest in the long-term future and in the infrastructure of this country. Times, Sunday Times Ride and refinement: the twin pillars that must support any car's claim to be the best luxury vehicle in the world. Times, Sunday Times To get from these twin pillars of 20th-century physics to mobile phones took a long time and many exchanges between basic and applied science. Times, Sunday Times They have been twin pillars of annual tradition observed by millions. The Sun The twin pillars of surgical teaching have always been 'education by humiliation' and 'see one, do one, teach one', covering theory and practice respectively. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 柱子 Japanese: 柱 |
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