新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

column

英  [ˈkɒləm]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • columns

    1[C 可数名词] 纪念柱 , 圆形支柱

    A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building.

    近义词

    pillar

    双语例句

    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[C 可数名词] 柱状物

    A column is something that has a tall, narrow shape.

    双语例句

    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[C 可数名词] (人或动物行进的)长队

    A column is a group of people or animals which moves in a long line.

    双语例句

    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[C 可数名词] (词典、报纸或图表等版面上的)竖栏

    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 downwards.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    我们傻乎乎地看串了数字栏。

    5[C 可数名词] (报刊的)专栏

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    他的名字频繁出现在通俗小报的社会专栏的显著位置上。