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2016年04月27日

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　　Pillars, posts and columns all support buildings or bridges. A pillar is a strong pole that supports part of a building, and is made of stone, wood or concrete. A column is similar, but usually has decorative features. A post is a small pillar made of metal or wood。

　　柱子、桿子還有圓柱都可以用來(lái)支撐樓房和橋梁 。Pillar 是一個(gè)非常結(jié)實(shí)的柱子，用來(lái)支撐房屋的一部分，由石頭、木頭或水泥制成。Column 的作用和 pillar 相似，但含有裝飾作用。Post 就是一個(gè)小的 pillar 柱子，由金屬或木頭制成。

　　短語(yǔ)

　　短語(yǔ) a pillar of society 指的是那些重要的、有價(jià)值的并且參與眾多公益活動(dòng)的社會(huì)成員。A pillar of... 還可以和其他社會(huì)群體和組織連用。

　　例句

　　Jimmy is a pillar of society. He raised millions of dollars to build a new hospital in the city。

　　Martin's a great guy. He's the head teacher in our school, runs a local charity, and is known and respected by everyone in town. He's a pillar of the community。

　　Matilda is a pillar of the church: she's always giving her time to organising events and tries hard to make people feel welcome there。

　　類似表達(dá)

　　短語(yǔ) from pillar to post 的意思是四處奔走，東奔西跑。

　　例句

　　My friend James grew up in a family which moved around all the time. The poor kid was sent from pillar to post and never had time to settle in one place!