pole

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A pole is a long thin piece of wood or metal, used especially for supporting things. 柱; 杆
The truck crashed into a telegraph pole. 卡車撞上了電線杆。
2. N-COUNT The Earth's poles are the two opposite ends of its axis, its most northern and southern points. 地極
For six months of the year, there is hardly any light at the poles. 一年中的6個月裡，地球的兩極幾乎沒有任何光線。
3. N-COUNT The two poles of a magnet are the two ends of the magnet where the magnetic force is strongest. 磁極
The important fact is that the two poles of the magnet work in opposite ways. 重要的事實是，磁躰兩極的運行方式完全相反。
4. N-COUNT The two poles of a range of qualities, opinions, or beliefs are the completely opposite qualities, opinions, or beliefs at either end of the range. (品質、觀點或信仰) 截然相反的兩極
The two politicians represent opposite poles of the political spectrum. 這兩位政治家代表了各種政治傾曏中的兩個極耑。
5. PHRASE If you say that two people or things are poles apart, you mean that they have completely different beliefs, opinions, or qualities. (信仰、觀點或品質) 截然相反的[強調]

This totem pole is carved from a single tree trunk .
These poles will be easier to carry if we lash them together with a rope .
I gave the poles a slight wobble and the whole tent collapsed .
The vine twines round the pole.
The children of the village dance around a pole decorated with coloured ribbons .