引言：

枕头 pillow 和 柱子 pillar 这么像，对我的脑子很不友好~~

pillow /ˈpɪləʊ/

noun

1

枕头

a square or rectangular piece of cloth filled with soft material, used to rest your head on in bed

She lay back against the pillows.

她半躺半坐靠在枕头上。

pillow talk (= conversations in bed between lovers)

枕边细语

He lay back on the grass using his backpack as a pillow.

他用背袋当枕头仰卧在草地上。

verb

[VN] (literary) 枕着（某物）

to rest sth, especially your head, on an object

She lay on the grass, her head pillowed on her arms.

她头枕着胳膊躺在草地上。

pillar /ˈpɪlə(r)/

noun

1

柱子，桥墩（尤指兼作装饰的）

2

纪念柱

同义词： column

3

~ of sth

柱状物

a mass of sth that is shaped like a pillar

a pillar of smoke/rock

烟 / 石柱

4

~ of sth

台柱子；主心骨；中流砥柱

a strong supporter of sth; an important member of sth

a pillar of the Church

教会的骨干分子

a pillar of society

社会中坚

5

~ of sth

富有某种素质的人；某种素质的化身

a person who has a lot of a particular quality

She is a pillar of strength in a crisis.

她在危难中表现非常坚强。

6

（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心，基础，支柱

a basic part or feature of a system, organization, belief, etc.

the central pillar of this theory

这一理论的核心支柱

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