pillars
[pɪləs]
n.
柱( pillar的名词复数 );
台柱;
顶梁柱;
（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心;
例句:
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Shopkeepers would once have been pillars of the Tory establishment.
商店店主一度本该成为保守党统治集团的重要支柱。
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Mills have iron pillars all over the place holding up the roof.
工厂里四处都立有铁柱支撑着房顶。
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The pillars rotted away and were replaced.
柱子完全腐烂以后换了新的。
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I believe in my pillars and I have values.
来自THETIMES
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Even pillars of the business community are wavering.
来自WSJ
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Men lean against its soaring pillars to smoke.
来自THETIMES