- pillar
 - ['pilə]
 - n. 柱子,柱形物;栋梁;墩
vt. 用柱支持 
参考例子
           - 1.The stairs spiraled round the central pillar .
 - 楼梯绕着中央的柱子盘旋上升。
 
- 2.The young people will be the pillar of society.
 - 这个年轻人将是这个社会的栋梁。
 
- 3.The enterprise group is backbone and pillar of our national economy.
 - 企业集团是我国国民经济的骨干与支柱。
 
英文解释
           - n.
 - 1.a fundamental principle or practice
 - 2.anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower
 - 3.a prominent supporter
 - 4.a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
 - 5.(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
 
网络释义
               - pillar
 - 柱子,导柱; 支柱; 柱子; 标石;
 
- guide pillar
 - 导柱; 导 柱; 导柱,导杆,导柱;
 
- pillar lamp
 - 柱头灯; 柱灯;
 
- quarter pillar
 - 舱内侧梁柱; 侧梁柱; 边支柱; 直角柱,侧柱;
 
- spiritual pillar
 - 精神支柱;
 
