| 单词 | column |
| 释义 | column n. 1. Archit. an upright cylindrical pillar often slightly tapering and usu. supporting an entablature or arch, or standing alone as a monument. 2. a structure or part shaped like a column. 3. a vertical cylindrical mass of liquid or vapour. 4. a a vertical division of a page, chart, etc., containing a sequence of figures or words. b the figures or words themselves. 5. a part of a newspaper regularly devoted to a particular subject (gossip column). 6. a Mil. an arrangement of troops in successive lines, with a narrow front. b Naut. a similar arrangement of ships. Phrases and idioms column-inch a quantity of print (esp. newsprint) occupying a one-inch length of a column. dodge the column colloq. shirk one's duty; avoid work. Derivatives columnar adj. columned adj. Etymology: ME f. OF columpne & L columna pillar |
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