Chinese translation for "pillar"

[ 'pilə ] 
n.
1.柱；纪念柱；(柱)墩，柱脚；【矿物】(矿井中硬炭层或岩石形成的)矿柱，煤柱。
2.柱状物〔水柱，火柱等〕。
3.〔比喻〕台柱，栋梁，柱石。
短语和例子
a pillar of the state 国家的栋梁。 be driven from pillar to post [from post to pillar] 被逼得四处奔走；到处碰壁，事事失败；被逼得走投无路。
vt.
1.用柱子装饰[支持]。
2.成为…的栋梁。

Related Translations:

pillar stone:  隅石，奠基石。

Example Sentences:

	1.	There is a pillar box at the street corner . 胡同拐角处有个邮筒。
	2.	She has been a pillar of the church all her life . 她一生都是教会的中坚。
	3.	The pillars sustain the roof of the pit . 坑道顶用柱子支撑着。
	4.	The pillars sustain the roof of the pit . 坑道顶儿用柱子顶着。
	5.	There are two pillars at the front of the shop house . 店屋前面有两根柱子。
	6.	The short oaks bristled like metal pillars . 矮矮的栎树竖立着，如同一根根铁柱子。
	7.	Four pillars support the ceiling . 四根柱子撑着顶篷。
	8.	Then three were tied to the pillar for execution . 接着有三个人被捆在刑柱上准备行刑。
	9.	The pillars sustain the roof . 几根柱子撑住屋顶。
	10.	The pillar leans to the north . 柱子朝北倾斜。

Similar Words：

"pillal" Chinese translation, "pillala" Chinese translation, "pillan" Chinese translation, "pillani" Chinese translation, "pillans pass" Chinese translation, "pillar and breast method" Chinese translation, "pillar and post work" Chinese translation, "pillar base" Chinese translation, "pillar bay" Chinese translation, "pillar beacon" Chinese translation