pole
noun
verb
noun
pəʊl
noun
1
STICK/POST
棒/杆
a
long
stick
or
post
usually
made
of
wood
or
metal,
often
set
upright
in
the
ground
to
support
something
杆，柱，竿
a
telephone
pole
电话线杆
2
the
most
northern
or
most
southern
point
on
a
PLANET
,
especially
the
Earth
〔行星的〕地极;〔尤指地球的〕北 （南 ）极
the
distance
from
pole
to
equator
地极到赤道的距离
the
North/South
Pole
Amundsen’s
expedition
was
the
first
to
reach
the
South
Pole.
阿蒙森探险队是第一支到达南极的队伍。
3
be poles apart
two
people
or
things
that
are
poles
apart
are
as
different
from
each
other
as
it
is
possible
to
be
〔两人或两事物〕截然相反，大相径庭
Both
are
brilliant
pianists,
though
they’re
poles
apart
in
style.
两位都是卓越的钢琴家，然而在风格上却大相径庭。
4
OPPOSITE IDEAS/BELIEFS
相反的观点/信仰
one
of
two
situations,
ideas,
or
opinions
that
are
the
complete
opposite
of
each
other
〔两种情况、观念或意见〕截然相反的两极之一; 极端
at
a/one/opposite
poles
We
have
enormous
wealth
at
one
pole,
and
poverty
and
misery
at
the
other.
我们一方面有着巨大的财富，另一方面又存在着贫穷和困苦。
Washington
and
Beijing
are
at
opposite
poles
(=think
in
two
completely
different
ways)
on
this
issue.
在这个问题上华盛顿和北京看法完全不同。
5
ELECTRICAL
电的
a.
one
of
two
points
at
the
ends
of
a
MAGNET
where
its
power
is
the
strongest
b.
one
of
the
two
points
at
which
wires
can
be
attached
to
a
BATTERY
in
order
to
use
its
electricity
电极
verb
6
to
push
a
boat
along
in
the
water
using
a
pole
用篙撑（船）
noun
7
someone
from
Poland
波兰人