column
UK ['kɒl.əm] US ['kɑ:.ləm] noun countable
PRINTING 印刷
IMPROVER
■one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided （报纸、杂志上的）栏•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。 IMPROVER
■a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine which is always written by the same person and which appears regularly, usually on a particular subject （报纸、杂志上的）栏目，专栏•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。 ■any vertical block of words or numbers （词或数字的）纵列•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。
UK ['kɒl.əm] US ['kɑ:.ləm] noun countable
BUILDING 建筑物
ADVANCED
■a tall vertical stone post which is used as a support for a roof or in classical (= in the style of ancient Greece or Rome) buildings for decoration, or which stands alone as a monument (= as a symbol of respect for a special person or event) 石柱；纪念柱•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特拉法加广场上的纳尔逊纪念柱 ⇒ See also spinal column
column of sth
■something with a tall narrow shape …柱•A column of smoke rose from the chimney.烟里冒出了一柱烟。 ■a line of moving people or vehicles 一队，一列（移动的人或车辆）•a column of refugees一队难民 |