pillar
US: /ˈpɪɫɝ/
UK: /pˈɪlɐ/
UK: /pˈɪlɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
pillar /'pilə/
- danh từ
- cột, trụ
- (nghĩa bóng) cột trụ, rường cột
- one of the pillars of the State: một trong những cột trụ của quốc gia
- cột (nước, khói...)
- (ngành mỏ) cột than (chừa lại để chống mái hầm)
- to be driven from pillar to post
- bị đẩy từ khó khăn này đến khó khăn khác; bị đẩy từ chỗ này đến chỗ khác mà cũng không đi đến đâu
- ngoại động từ
- chống, đỡ (bằng cột, trụ)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 a large round stone, metal or wooden post that is used to support a bridge, the roof of a building, etc., especially when it is also decorative: Two white marble pillars stood on either side of the entrance.
2 a large round stone, metal or wooden post that is built to remind people of a famous person or event
Synonym: COLUMN
3 ~ of sth a mass of sth that is shaped like pillar: a pillar of smoke / rock
4 ~ of sth a strong supporter of sth; an important member of sth: a pillar of the Church + a pillar of society
5 ~ of sth a person who has a lot of a particular quality: She is a pillar of strength in a crisis.
6 a basic part or feature of a system, organization, belief, etc: the central pillar of this theory + Education and investment are the twin pillars on which a successful economy is built.
Idioms: be driven, pushed, etc. from pillar to post to be forced to go from one person or situation to another without achieving anything: Morale is very low. People have just had enough of being thrown from pillar to post.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 column, pilaster, pile, piling, pier, upright, post, shaft, prop; atlas, caryatid:
The roof is supported by a single pillar. Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt
2 mainstay, supporter, worthy, upholder, backbone, (tower of) strength, leader:
Cummings has been a pillar of strength in our community.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
massive, solid, squat | supporting | concrete, marble, stone
PILLAR + VERB
hold sth up, support sth
The roof is supported by eight massive stone pillars.
PREP.
behind a/the ~
I hid behind a pillar when I saw my former teacher.
| ~ of
a pillar of rock/smoke
Concise English dictionary
pillars|pillared|pillaring'pɪlə(r)
noun
+a fundamental principle or practice
+anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower
+a prominent supporter
+a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
+(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
