词典释义：
an upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument
柱，圆柱（尤指用以支撑拱形或其他建筑结构，或独立作为纪念碑的石柱或混凝土柱）。
a similar vertical, roughly cylindrical thing
柱状物
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a great column of smoke .巨大的烟柱。
an upright shaft forming part of a machine and typically used for controlling it
（机器中的）控制杆（或轴）；操纵杆（或轴）
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a Spitfire control column .喷火式战斗机操纵杆。
a vertical division of a page or text
（页或正文的）直栏。
a vertical arrangement of figures or other information
（数字或其他资料的）列；纵行。
a section of a newspaper or magazine regularly devoted to a particular subject or written by a particular person
（报刊的）栏；专栏。
one or more lines of people or vehicles moving in the same direction
（人或交通工具的）队；行
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a column of tanks moved north-west 一队坦克向西北行进
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we walked in a column .我们列队步行。
【军】 纵队（队形）。
a military force which might deploy in such a formation
纵队；小分队。
a similar formation of ships in a fleet or convoy
（舰队的）纵阵。
"late Middle English： partly from Old French
