a pillar of the state

• 国家的栋梁

a pillar of the state的用法和样例：

例句

1. He yearned to be a mensch, a pillar of the country.
   他渴望成为一个受人尊敬的正人君子，成为国家的栋梁。
2. They made such an uproar that the very timbers of the palace shook.
   他们喧嚣叫嚷之声，把王宫的栋梁震得直摇晃。