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单词 column
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column

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈkɒləm/
/ˈkɑːləm/
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  1.  
    (abbreviation col.)
    one of the straight sections from top to bottom into which text on a page or screen is divided
    • a dictionary with two columns per page
    • column of something a column of text
    • at the bottom of the right-hand column of this page
    • The website has an attractive two-column format.
    • in a column Click on the name of your account in the left-hand column.
    • Put a mark in the appropriate column.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • regular
    • daily
    • weekly
    verb + column
    • have
    • write
    • read
    column + noun
    • inches
    preposition
    • in a/​the column
    • column about
    • column on
    See full entry
  2.  
    a series of numbers or words arranged one under the other down a page
    • column of something to add up a column of figures
    • the fifth column of Table 4
    • in a column The numbers in the left-hand column are not relevant here.
    • The last column contains the probability of each of those outcomes occurring.
    compare row1 (3)
  3.  
    a part of a newspaper, magazine or website that appears regularly and deals with a particular subject or is written by a particular writer
    • She writes a monthly column for a leading national newspaper.
    • a newspaper/weekly column
    • the financial column
    • in a column I disagree with a lot of what he writes in his column.
    • I always read her column in the local paper.
    • column on/about something The website features a regular column on parenting.
    • column by somebody She always read the column by the local vicar in the parish magazine.
    see also advice column, agony column, gossip column, personal column
    Extra Examples
    • He has a regular column in a weekly newspaper.
    • She saw his name in an obituary column.
    • a weekly column on films showing in London
    • a weekly column on movies showing in the capital
    • The website runs an online advice column for teenagers.
    Topics Literature and writinga2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • regular
    • daily
    • weekly
    verb + column
    • have
    • write
    • read
    column + noun
    • inches
    preposition
    • in a/​the column
    • column about
    • column on
    See full entry
  4. a tall, solid post, usually round and made of stone, that supports or decorates a building or stands alone as a monument
    • The temple is supported by marble columns.
    • Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square is one of London's best-known landmarks.
    Extra Examples
    • The roof is supported by four huge columns.
    • colonnades of fluted Doric columns
    • Corinthian columns are decorated with leaves at the top.
    • It was an Athenian temple with long colonnades of limestone columns.
    • The churches have classical columns and decoration.
    • The temple is supported by fluted marble columns.
    Topics Buildingsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • huge
    • tall
    • fluted
    column + verb
    • support something
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  5. a thing that is like a column in shape
    • a column of smoke (= smoke rising straight up)
    see also spinal column, steering columnTopics Colours and Shapesc1
  6. a long, moving line of people or vehicles
    • a long column of troops and tanks
    • to march in columns
    see also fifth column
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • huge
    • long
    • armoured/​armored
    preposition
    • in columns
    • column of
    phrases
    • the head of the column
    See full entry
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    • gnarled
    • gnash
    • gnat
    • gnaw
    • gnome
    • haute cuisine
    • heir
    • herb
    • honour
    • hors d’oeuvre
    • hour
    • knack
    • knee
    • kneel
    • knife
    • knight
    • knit
    • knob
    • knock
    • knot
    • know
    • knuckle
    • psalm
    • psephology
    • psychic
    • ptarmigan
    • pterodactyl
    • psychology
    • wrangle
    • wrap
    • wreath
    • wreck
    • wrench
    • wrestle
    • wriggle
    • wring
    • write
    • wrong
    • bomb
    • climb
    • crumb
    • doubt
    • lamb
    • limb
    • ascent
    • fascinate
    • muscle
    • scene
    • scissors
    • height
    • right
    • sleigh
    • weight
    • align
    • campaign
    • design
    • foreign
    • malign
    • reign
    • unfeigned
    • balmy
    • calm
    • calf
    • half
    • yolk
    • autumn
    • column
    • condemn
    • damn
    • hymn
    • solemn
    • bristle
    • fasten
    • listen
    • mortgage
    • soften
    • thistle
    • wrestle
    • biscuit
    • build
    • circuit
    • disguise
    • guilty
    • league
    • rogue
    • vague
    • yacht
    • answer
    • sword
    • two
  7. Word Originlate Middle English: partly from Old French columpne, reinforced by its source, Latin columna ‘pillar’.
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