column

🇬🇧 UK/'kɒlәm/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSA2

Definitions

n.

A tall vertical pillar supporting a structure; a vertical arrangement of items in a table; a regular section in a newspaper; a line of troops or vehicles

圆柱,柱子;(表格的)列;(报刊的)专栏;纵队

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
columnother
=column

Common Collocations

  • 1.newspaper column报纸专栏
  • 2.column of smoke烟柱

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The ancient temple was supported by massive stone columns reaching toward the sky.

  • 2.

    She wrote a weekly column for the newspaper discussing current social issues.

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