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. 卡车撞上了电线杆。
2. N-COUNT The Earth's poles are the two opposite ends of its axis, its most northern and southern points. 地极
For six months of the year, there is hardly any light at the poles. 一年中的6个月里，地球的两极几乎没有任何光线。
3. N-COUNT The two poles of a magnet are the two ends of the magnet where the magnetic force is strongest. 磁极
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. 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. (品质、观点或信仰) 截然相反的两极
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。
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、观点或品质) 截然相反的[强调]

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 .