pillarpil•lar /'pɪləʳ/

n C

1. 柱子，支柱

2. 纪念柱

3. 柱状物(水柱、火柱、烟柱等)

• a pillar of smoke 烟柱

4. 台柱，栋梁；主要支持者

• a pillar of the state 国家栋梁

• a pillar of a society 社团的核心人物

词组from pillar to post 四处奔走，到处碰壁

• He has been driven from pillar to post by his creditors. 他被债主们逼得东躲西藏。