He was the pillar of the church.

他是会的中坚。

A hard core of supporters, mostly teenage girls, gathered at the airport to see the star arrive.

支持者的中坚分子大多是十几岁的女孩子，聚集在机场一睹这位明星的到来。

The pikeman is a staple of the late Medieval army, and the arms of militia mirror those of professional soldiers.

长枪部队为晚期中世纪军队中坚，这些兵们则参照正规部队训练成军。

It is our aim to grow this company to be a world force in filmmaking –rivaling Disney, DreamWorks, Pixar and Weta Digital.

我们的目标是，成为与迪斯尼、梦工厂、皮克斯、维塔电影巨头旗鼓相当的世界影视中坚。