名詞 pillar:

1. a fundamental principle or practice
2. anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower
   同義詞：column, tower
3. a prominent supporter
   同義詞：mainstay
4. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
   同義詞：column
5. (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
   同義詞：column

1. The top part of a pillar or column.
   柱頭一根柱子或圓柱的頂端部分
2. He has been a pillar of the Church all his life.
   他一生都是教會(huì)的熱心支持者。
3. The enemy was hurried from pillar to post.
   敵人被趕得東逃西竄走投無(wú)路。

pil.lar

n.（名詞）

A slender, freestanding, vertical support; a column.
柱子，支柱：細(xì)長(zhǎng)、獨(dú)撐的垂直支撐物；柱子
Such a structure or one similar to it used for decoration.
臺(tái)柱：用于裝飾的類似柱子結(jié)構(gòu)或支柱
One who occupies a central or responsible position:
棟梁：占據(jù)中心或負(fù)責(zé)職位的人：
例句：
a pillar of the state.
國(guó)家棟梁

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
pil.lared,pil.lar.ing,pil.lars
To support or decorate with pillars or a pillar.
以柱支撐，以柱裝飾：用一根或多根柱子支撐或裝飾

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>from pillar to post
From one place to another; hither and thither.
到處：從一處到另一處；來(lái)來(lái)往往
來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French pilier
源自 古法語(yǔ) pilier
from Medieval Latin pol3re
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) pol3re
from Latin pola
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) pola