新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pole

英  [pəʊl]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • poles

    1[C 可数名词] 柱 , 杆

    A pole is a long thin piece of wood or metal, used especially for supporting things.

    双语例句

    例:

    The truck crashed into a telegraph pole.

    卡车撞上了电线杆。

    2[C 可数名词] 地极

    The Earth's poles are the two opposite ends of its axis, its most northern and southern points.

    双语例句

    例:

    For six months of the year, there is hardly any light at the poles.

    一年中有6个月地球的两极几乎没有任何光线。

    3[C 可数名词] 磁极

    The two poles of a magnet are the two ends of the magnet where the magnetic force is strongest.

    双语例句

    例:

    The important fact is that the two poles of the magnet work in opposite ways.

    重要的事实是,磁体两极的运行方式完全相反。

    4[C 可数名词] (品质、观点或信仰)截然相反的两极之一 , 极端

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    The two politicians represent opposite poles of the political spectrum.

    这两位政治家代表了各种政治倾向中的两个极端。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • poles apart

    1(信仰、观点或品质)截然相反的

    If you say that two people or things are poles apart, you mean that they have completely different beliefs, opinions, or qualities.

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