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(lèi)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!
　　常識(shí)補(bǔ)充：
　　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。

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