column

1. N-COUNT A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building. 紀(jì)唸柱; 圓形支柱

Seven massive columns rise up from a marble floor. 七根巨大的圓柱從大理石地麪拔地而起。

2. N-COUNT A column is something that has a tall, narrow shape. 柱狀物

The explosion sent a column of smoke thousands of feet into the air. 爆炸造成的菸柱陞入幾千英尺的高空。

3. N-COUNT A column is a group of people or animals which moves in a long line. (人或動物行進(jìn)的) 長隊

There were reports of columns of military vehicles appearing on the streets. 有報道稱街道上出現(xiàn)了多列軍車車隊。

4. N-COUNT On a printed page such as a page of a dictionary, newspaper, or printed chart, a column is one of two or more vertical sections which are read downward. (詞典、報紙或圖表等版麪上的) 竪欄

We had stupidly been looking at the wrong column of figures. 我們真笨，一直看錯了數(shù)字的欄。

5. N-COUNT In a newspaper or magazine, a column is a section that is always written by the same person or is always about the same topic. (報刊的) 專欄

His name features frequently in the social columns of the tabloid newspapers. 他的名字常常顯著出現(xiàn)在通俗小報的社會專欄中。