pillar 音标拼音: [p'ɪlɚ]
n . 柱子,支柱,台柱,纪念柱,栋梁
柱子,支柱,台柱,纪念柱,栋梁
pillar 柱;导柱
pillar n 1 :
a fundamental principle or practice ; "
science eroded the pillars of superstition "
2 :
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower ;
"
the test tube held a column of white powder "; "
a tower of dust rose above the horizon "; "
a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite " [
synonym : {
column }, {
tower }, {
pillar }]
3 :
a prominent supporter ; "
he is a pillar of the community "
[
synonym : {
pillar }, {
mainstay }]
4 :
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (
such as a monument ) [
synonym : {
column },
{
pillar }]
5 : (
architecture )
a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure [
synonym : {
column },
{
pillar }]
Pillar \
Pil "
lar \,
a . (
Mach .)
Having a support in the form of a pillar ,
instead of legs ;
as ,
a pillar drill .
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1913 Webster ]
Pillar \
Pil "
lar \,
n . [
OE .
pilerF .
pilier ,
LL .
pilare ,
pilarium ,
pilarius ,
fr .
L .
pila a pillar .
See {
Pile }
a heap .]
1 .
The general and popular term for a firm ,
upright ,
insulated support for a superstructure ;
a pier ,
column ,
or post ;
also ,
a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure ,
as one erected for a monument or an ornament .
[
1913 Webster ]
Jacob set a pillar upon her grave . --
Gen .
xxxv .
20 .
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The place . . .
vast and proud ,
Supported by a hundred pillars stood . --
Dryden .
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2 .
Figuratively ,
that which resembles such a pillar in appearance ,
character ,
or office ;
a supporter or mainstay ;
as ,
the Pillars of Hercules ;
a pillar of the state . "
You are a well -
deserving pillar ." --
Shak .
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By day a cloud ,
by night a pillar of fire . --
Milton .
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3 . (
R .
C .
Ch .)
A portable ornamental column ,
formerly carried before a cardinal ,
as emblematic of his support to the church . [
Obs .] --
Skelton .
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1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Man .)
The center of the volta ,
ring ,
or manege ground ,
around which a horse turns .
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{
From pillar to post },
hither and thither ;
to and fro ;
from one place or predicament to another ;
backward and forward .
[
Colloq .]
{
Pillar saint }.
See {
Stylite }.
{
Pillars of the fauces }.
See {
Fauces },
1 .
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1913 Webster ]
152 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pillar ":
antenna tower ,
arcade ,
arch ,
atlas ,
backbone ,
baluster ,
balustrade ,
banister ,
barbican ,
barrel ,
barrow ,
base ,
bedrock ,
belfry ,
bell tower ,
bole ,
boundary stone ,
brass ,
bust ,
cairn ,
campanile ,
caryatid ,
cask ,
cenotaph ,
champion ,
colonnade ,
colonnette ,
colossus ,
column ,
cromlech ,
cross ,
cup ,
cupola ,
cyclolith ,
cylinder ,
cylindroid ,
dado ,
defender ,
derrick ,
die ,
dolmen ,
dome ,
drum ,
fire tower ,
footstalk ,
footstone ,
foundation ,
grave ,
gravestone ,
headstone ,
hoarstone ,
inscription ,
jack ,
lantern ,
leader ,
lighthouse ,
mainstay ,
marker ,
martello ,
martello tower ,
mast ,
mausoleum ,
megalith ,
memento ,
memorial ,
memorial arch ,
memorial column ,
memorial statue ,
memorial stone ,
menhir ,
minaret ,
monolith ,
monument ,
mound ,
necrology ,
newel -
post ,
obelisk ,
obituary ,
observation tower ,
pagoda ,
patron ,
patroness ,
pedestal ,
pedicel ,
peduncle ,
peristyle ,
pier ,
pilaster ,
pile ,
piling ,
pinnacle ,
pipe ,
plaque ,
plinth ,
pole ,
portico ,
post ,
prize ,
prop ,
protector ,
protectress ,
pylon ,
pyramid ,
queen -
post ,
reliquary ,
remembrance ,
ribbon ,
rock ,
roll ,
roller ,
rostral column ,
rouleau ,
safekeeper ,
shaft ,
shrine ,
sinews ,
skyscraper ,
socle ,
spire ,
staff ,
stalk ,
stanchion ,
stand ,
standard ,
standpipe ,
steeple ,
stela ,
stem ,
stone ,
stupa ,
subbase ,
supporter ,
surbase ,
tablet ,
telamon ,
television mast ,
testimonial ,
tomb ,
tombstone ,
tope ,
tour ,
tower ,
tower of strength ,
trophy ,
trunk ,
tube ,
turret ,
upholder ,
upright ,
water tower ,
windmill tower ,
worthy Pillar used to support a building (
Judg .
16 :
26 ,
29 );
as a trophy or memorial (
Gen .
28 :
18 ;
35 :
20 ;
Ex .
24 :
4 ;
1 Sam .
15 :
12 ,
A .
V .,
"
place ,"
more correctly "
monument ,"
or "
trophy of victory ,"
as in 2 Sam .
18 :
18 );
of fire ,
by which the Divine Presence was manifested (
Ex .
13 :
2 ).
The "
plain of the pillar "
in Judg .
9 :
6 ought to be ,
as in the Revised Version ,
the "
oak of the pillar ",
i .
e .,
of the monument or stone set up by Joshua (
24 :
26 ).
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