[/pəul; pol/] n native or inhabitant of Poland 波兰人.
pole 1
[/pəul; pol/] n用法:
1 either of the two points at the exact top and bottom of the Earth, which are the opposite ends of the axis on which it turns 地极:
the North/South Pole 北[南]极. =>illus at globe 见globe插图. 用法:
2 (physics 物) either of the two ends of a magnet or the terminal points of an electric battery 磁极; 电极:
the negative/positive pole 负[正]极. 用法:
3 (fig 比喻) either of two opposite, conflicting or contrasting extremes 相反的、 冲突的或对立的两极之一:
Our points of view are at opposite poles. 我们的观点截然相反. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) be `poles apart be widely separated; have nothing in common 截然相反; 南辕北辙:
The employers and the trade union leaders are still poles apart, ie are far from reaching an agreement or a compromise. 雇主和工会领袖的意见仍相距甚远. pole 2
[/pəul; pol/] n 用法:
1 long thin rounded piece of wood or metal, used esp as a support for sth or for pushing boats, etc along 杆; 竿; 棒; 杖; 篙:
a tent, flag, telegraph, etc pole 帐篷支柱、 旗杆、 电线杆 *
a punt, barge, ski, etc pole 撑船的篙、 滑雪杖. 用法:
2 = perch1 3. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) up the `pole (infml esp Brit) (a) in difficulty 处於困境.
(b) wrong; mistaken 错误的; 弄错的.
(C) crazy; eccentric 发疯的; 古怪的. pole 3
v [Tn.pr, Tn.p] push (a boat, etc) along by using a pole 用杆、 篙、 杖等撑（船等）:
pole a punt up the river 用篙撑方头平底船逆流而上. |