column /ˈkɒləm/ CET4 TEM4

• 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. 纪念柱; 圆形支柱

  例：

  Seven massive columns rise up from a marble floor.

  七根巨大的圆柱从大理石地面拔地而起。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A column is something that has a tall, narrow shape. 柱状物

  例：

  The explosion sent a column of smoke thousands of feet into the air.

  爆炸造成的烟柱升入几千英尺的高空。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A column is a group of people or animals which moves in a long line. (人或动物行进的) 长队

  例：

  There were reports of columns of military vehicles appearing on the streets.

  有报道称街道上出现了多列军车车队。

• 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. (词典、报纸或图表等版面上的) 竖栏

  例：

  We had stupidly been looking at the wrong column of figures.

  我们真笨，一直看错了数字的栏。

• 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. (报刊的) 专栏

  例：

  His name features frequently in the social columns of the tabloid newspapers.

  他的名字常常显著出现在通俗小报的社会专栏中。