column
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkɒl.əm/ us/ˈkɑː.ləm/
(PRINTING)
B2 （报纸、杂志上的）栏
one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided
I didn't have time to read the whole article - just the first column. 我没有时间读整篇文章——只看了第一栏。
（报纸、杂志上的）栏目，专栏
a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine, usually on a particular subject, that is always written by the same person and appears regularly
She writes a weekly fashion/gossip column for the Evening Standard. 她每周都在《旗帜晚报》的时尚／漫谈专栏中发表文章。
C1 （词或数字的）纵列
any vertical block of words or numbers
Add the column of figures and divide the sum by three. 把这列数字相加，再将总数除以3。
- More examples
- She wrote into an agony column.
- She uses her newspaper column to expound her views on environmental issues.
- I looked quickly down the column of figures.
- Look carefully at these questions and mark your answers down in the right-hand column.
- Tens go in the left-hand column and units in the right.
(BUILDING)
B2 石柱;纪念柱
a tall, vertical stone post, used as a support for a roof or in classical buildings (= in the style of ancient Greece or Rome) for decoration, or standing alone as a monument (= a symbol of respect for a special person or event)
The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone columns. 这座寺庙的屋顶由一排粗大的石柱支撑着。
Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square 特拉法尔加广场上的纳尔逊纪念碑
See also: spinal column
column of something …柱
something with a tall, narrow shape
A column of smoke rose from the chimney. 烟囱里冒出了一柱烟。
As her fever spiked, they watched the column of mercury in the thermometer rise.
The muchrooms are grown on columns of straw that are hung from ceilings.
With indoor skydiving, you ride on a column of air just a few feet off the ground.
Thick columns of smoke poured from the burning crops.
一队，一列（移动的人或车辆）
a line of moving people or vehicles
a column of refugees 一队难民
Tanks led the column into enemy territory.
- More examples
- The central twelve-foot column is surmounted by a bronze angel with outspread wings.
- The vertebral column surrounds and protects the spinal cord.
- Could you recognize a Grecian column?
- The entrance porch is supported by a row of majestic columns.