The pillars have to support the weight of the roof.

这些立柱必须支撑起屋顶的重量。

《牛津词典》

The pillars gave way and a section of the roof collapsed.

这些立柱坍塌了，一部分屋顶坠落下来。

《牛津词典》

The pillars sustain the roof of the pit.

坑道顶用柱子支撑着。

《新英汉大辞典》

Today,scientists know that the Pillars of Hercules was also called the Straits of Gibraltar.

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It's one of the pillars of healthy life, psychologically, physiologically.

它是健康人生的支柱之一，不论是心理上还是身体上。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

Canaanite religious ritual took place in small temples that housed cultic statues. There were stone pillars, perhaps symbols of the gods, or memorials to the dead.

迦南的宗教仪式在小庙中进行,里面有宗教神像，有石柱，它们也许代表上帝也可能是祭奠死者。

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The beams were wormy and the chains rusted and the pillars green with mold.

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Regardless of what the pillars are for, producing them took a lot of man-hours.

NEWYORKER: The Sanctuary

Mysteriously, the pillars appear to have been buried, deliberately and all at once, around 8200 B.

NEWYORKER: The Sanctuary