| 釋義 |
pillar /'pib(r); n 1 upright column, of stone, wood, metal, etc as a support or ornament. 柱子 (作支持或裝飾用的石柱、木柱、金屬柱等) 。 O the illus at church, column, 參看 church, column 之插圖。 from ~ to post, (fig) from one resource to another, to and fro. (喻) 從一個(gè)地方到另一個(gè)地方; 走投無路。 2 (fig) ~ of, strong and important supporter: (喻) 堅(jiān)強(qiáng)而重要的支持者; 支柱; 棟梁： a ~ of the establishment. 這組織的一位強(qiáng)力支持者。 3 '~-box n cylindrical container (in GB, scarlet) about 5 feet high, standing in a public place, in which letters are posted. 郵簡(jiǎn) (英，深紅色) 。 4 sth in the shape of a ~, eg a column of fire, smoke, cloud or, in a coalmine, of coal left to support the roof. 柱形物 (如火柱、煙柱、云柱或煤騷中留著支持礦虞的煤柱) 。 |