英语词汇“pillar”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Noun the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis

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The country has also potentially jeopardized billions of dollars in renewable investment and created another source of tension with the Biden administration, which has made combating climate change a key pillar of its foreign policy agenda.

Oscar Lopez, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 That left investors with a mixed picture: A key pillar of the economy remains strong, which should be good news for markets.

Akane Otani, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Research report after research report shows mental health support is a key pillar in employee engagement and retention.

Michael Held, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Kandiss Taylor, a conservative Republican who ran for the Georgia gubernatorial nomination and placed third in the state's May 24 primary, claimed the slabs of granite were satanic and made tearing them down a key pillar of her platform.

Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 8 July 2022 Sky Originals are a key pillar for that success story.

Manori Ravindran, Variety, 28 June 2022 The arrangement was designed to keep an open border between Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland, a key pillar of the peace process.

Sylvia Hui And Peter Morrison, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2022 The arrangement was designed to keep an open border between Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland, a key pillar of the peace process.

Sylvia Hui And Peter Morrison, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2022 The devastating blast came as Cuba is trying to revive a tourism industry that is a key pillar of its fragile economy and that had been upended by the pandemic.

Oscar Lopez, New York Times, 6 May 2022

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The tall windows, pillared facade, rooftop balustrade, and 90-foot-high rotunda of the main building give it the look of a chateau.

Adam Hochschild, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2019 The recovery initiative is pillared by a breeding program and habitat safeguards.

Helena Amante, Smithsonian, 8 Oct. 2019 The team started working on the research which initially began in 2014 with the Staghorn coral, but then the focus shifted to pillar coral because of a disease that has been devastating to the Florida Reef Tract.

Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 21 Aug. 2019 All six of the new Yuletide scents start at just $2 and come in various sizes from tiny tea lights and votive lights to pillar candles and large jars.

Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 5 Oct. 2018 The former governor of California took the oak in the marble pillared chambers of the Supreme Court.

Sacbee, sacbee.com, 19 May 2017 See More

单词	pillar
释义	pillar 1 of 2 noun pil·lar ˈpi-lər 1 a : a firm upright support for a superstructure : post entry 1 b : a usually ornamental column or shaft especially : one standing alone for a monument 2 a : a supporting, integral, or upstanding member or part a pillar of society b : a fundamental precept the five pillars of Islam 3 : a solid mass of coal, rock, or ore left standing to support a mine roof 4 : a body part that resembles a column pillarless adjective pillar 2 of 2 verb pillared; pillaring; pillars transitive verb : to provide or strengthen with or as if with pillars Phrases from pillar to post : from one place or one predicament to another Synonyms Noun column pier pilaster post stanchion See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis Recent Examples on the Web Noun The country has also potentially jeopardized billions of dollars in renewable investment and created another source of tension with the Biden administration, which has made combating climate change a key pillar of its foreign policy agenda. Oscar Lopez, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 That left investors with a mixed picture: A key pillar of the economy remains strong, which should be good news for markets. Akane Otani, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Research report after research report shows mental health support is a key pillar in employee engagement and retention. Michael Held, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Kandiss Taylor, a conservative Republican who ran for the Georgia gubernatorial nomination and placed third in the state's May 24 primary, claimed the slabs of granite were satanic and made tearing them down a key pillar of her platform. Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 8 July 2022 Sky Originals are a key pillar for that success story. Manori Ravindran, Variety, 28 June 2022 The arrangement was designed to keep an open border between Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland, a key pillar of the peace process. Sylvia Hui And Peter Morrison, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2022 The arrangement was designed to keep an open border between Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland, a key pillar of the peace process. Sylvia Hui And Peter Morrison, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2022 The devastating blast came as Cuba is trying to revive a tourism industry that is a key pillar of its fragile economy and that had been upended by the pandemic. Oscar Lopez, New York Times, 6 May 2022 Verb The tall windows, pillared facade, rooftop balustrade, and 90-foot-high rotunda of the main building give it the look of a chateau. Adam Hochschild, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2019 The recovery initiative is pillared by a breeding program and habitat safeguards. Helena Amante, Smithsonian, 8 Oct. 2019 The team started working on the research which initially began in 2014 with the Staghorn coral, but then the focus shifted to pillar coral because of a disease that has been devastating to the Florida Reef Tract. Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 21 Aug. 2019 All six of the new Yuletide scents start at just $2 and come in various sizes from tiny tea lights and votive lights to pillar candles and large jars. Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 5 Oct. 2018 The former governor of California took the oak in the marble pillared chambers of the Supreme Court. Sacbee, sacbee.com, 19 May 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English piler, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin pilare, from Latin pila First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1787, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing pillar pillar box from pillar to post pillar of strength pillar box from pillar to post pillar of strength Kids Definition pillar noun pil·lar ˈpi-lər 1 : a large post that supports something (as a roof) 2 : a single column built as a monument 3 : a supporting or important member or part He was a pillar of society. 4 : something that resembles a column in shape pillars of smoke Medical Definition pillar noun pil·lar ˈpil-ər : a body part likened to a pillar or column (as the margin of the external inguinal ring) specifically : pillar of the fauces pillar noun 1 as in pilaster an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pilaster column stanchion pier pedestal obelisk caryatid buttress post piling needle flying buttress pile 2 as in anchor something or someone to which one looks for support my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis Synonyms & Similar Words anchor backbone buttress mainstay crutch reliance dependance dependence standby spine right hand prop refuge handmaiden anchorage sinew(s) handmaid stay bolsterer harbor
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