column

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• ① 【建】圆柱;石柱;柱
  • The palace is supported by massive columns.那座殿由巨大的柱子支撑。

• ② 柱状物;(物的)柱状部[体]
  • a column of mercury(温计的)水银柱
  • the column of the nose鼻柱
  • the spinal column脊柱
  • a column of water水柱
  • a column of smoke烟柱

• ③ 1【军】纵队;(船队的)纵列,行2(人、车辆的)行列3(人名、数字等的)纵列
  • in columns of fours成四列纵队
  • a column of workers一列工人
  • a long column of vehicles一长列的车辆
  • a column of figures纵排的数字

• ④ 【印刷】书页上狭长的直栏;(报上的)栏;段
  • There are three columns on this page.本页有三栏。
  • advertisement [advertising] columns广告栏
  • in our [these] columns在本栏中

• ⑤ (报上的)专栏
  • He writes a column for the local newspaper.他为一家当地的报社写专栏。