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pylon(s) be used to + [verb]
be used to 后接动词原形表示用途，勿与 be used to doing（习惯于）混淆。
These pylons are used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
这些电缆塔用于支撑高压输电电缆。
（高压电缆的）输电塔；电缆塔
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
（高压电缆的）输电塔；电缆塔
A tall tower-like structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
These pylons are used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
这些电缆塔用于支撑高压输电电缆。
A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
The race car driver sped around the pylon at the turning point.
赛车手在转弯点绕过了路标塔。
High-voltage cables are suspended between tall pylons across the valley.
高压电缆悬挂在山谷间的高耸电缆塔之间。
The pilot used the red pylon as a visual reference during the airshow.
飞行员在航空展期间使用红色标塔作为视觉参考。
be used to 后接动词原形表示用途，勿与 be used to doing（习惯于）混淆。
These pylons are used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
这些电缆塔用于支撑高压输电电缆。
a series of 强调同形状物体按顺序排列，后接可数名词复数。
A series of pylons crosses the countryside.
一连串电缆塔穿过乡间。
from which 引导定语从句，正式文体中可表示物体从某处悬垂或连接。
The bridge has two tall pylons from which the cables are strung.
这座桥有两座高塔，电缆从塔上拉起。
Not this
We saw many wire towers on the way.
Use this
We saw many pylons on the way.
汉英词典把“电线塔”直译为 wire tower，但英语中这种支撑高压电线的塔状结构固定用 pylon；wire tower 是中式英语，应改用 pylon。
Not this
A pylon supports the roof.
Use this
A pillar supports the roof.
pylon 指输电电缆塔或照明灯柱，不指建筑中的柱子；表达“柱子支撑屋顶”时应用 pillar（或 column），用 pylon 是词义误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
输电线铁塔；电缆塔
The electricity pylons stretch across the valley.
输电塔绵延穿过山谷。
路锥；交通锥
A traffic pylon was knocked over in the accident.
事故中一个路锥被撞倒了。
泛光灯灯柱；照明塔
The floodlight pylons around the stadium were switched on.
体育场周围的泛光灯灯柱被点亮了。
神庙门塔
The temple pylon is covered with hieroglyphs.
神庙门塔上刻满了象形文字。
发动机吊架
The mechanic inspected the engine pylon for cracks.
机械师检查了发动机吊架是否有裂缝。
你必须建造更多的水晶塔。
In the video game StarCraft, the Protoss advisor repeatedly warns, "You must construct additional pylons."
在电子游戏《星际争霸》中，神族顾问会反复警告：“你必须建造更多的水晶塔。”
Use pylon naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 pylon 记成‘派龙’：高大的电力铁塔像一条长龙排开，也像古庙的塔门，路障锥和灯柱也都高高立着。
语域：neutral 常见场景：electricity transmission、power infrastructure、news reporting pylon 多用于指高压输电塔，在电力工程、基础设施报道等语境中比较常见，整体属于中性词；正式写作和日常交流中通常都可以使用，但需根据上下文判断具体含义。
注意：该词为可数名词，复数形式为pylons。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.