Pole

名词 pole:

1. a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
2. a native or inhabitant of Poland
3. one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
4. a linear measure of 16.5 feet
   同义词：perch, rod
5. a square rod of land
   同义词：perch, rod
6. one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
   同义词：celestial pole
7. one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
8. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
   同义词：terminal
9. a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
10. one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
    同义词：magnetic pole

动词 pole:

1. propel with a pole
   同义词：punt
2. support on poles
3. deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

1. When Scott reached the South Pole he found Amundsen had anticipated him.
   当斯科特抵达南极的时候，发现阿蒙森比他到得更早。
2. Pole vaulters need long run-ups.
   撑竿跳需要长距离助跑。
3. The Antarctica is a continent centered roughly on the South Pole.
   南极洲是一片大致以南极为中心的大陆。
4. Our school won first place for the pole vault.
   我们学校赢得了撑杆跳第一名。
5. The reporter has sent an article describing the rigors of life at the poles.
   那位记者发来了一篇描写极地生活的艰苦的文章。
6. The hut was made of poles covered with grass mats.
   茅屋用木杆搭成，上面以草席覆盖。
7. Our opinions on this subject are at opposite poles.
   我们对这一问题的看法截然相反。

pole

n.Abbr. p.（名词）缩写 p.
Either extremity of an axis through a sphere.
（轴的）两极：穿过一个球体的中轴的两端中的任一端
Geography Either of the regions contiguous to the extremities of the earth`s rotational axis, the North Pole or the South Pole.
【地理学】 南极，北极：与地球的自转轴的两端相连的地区中的任一地区，即北极或南极
Physics A magnetic pole.
【物理学】 磁极
Either of two oppositely charged terminals, as in an electric cell or battery.
电极：两个带相反电荷的电极中的任一个，如在电池或蓄电池中
Astronomy A celestial pole.
【天文学】 天体的极地
Biology
【生物学】
Either extremity of the main axis of a nucleus, a cell, or an organism.
卵细胞的极：细胞核、细胞或有机体的主轴两端的任一端
Either end of the spindle formed in a cell during mitosis.
纺锤极：细胞在有丝分裂中形成的纺锤体两端的任一端
The point on a nerve cell where a process originates.
树突起始点：神经细胞上一个过程开始的那一点
Either of two antithetical ideas, propensities, forces, or positions:
对立的双方：两种互相对立的思想、倾向、力量或位置中的任一种：
例句：
.the moral poles of modern medicine: on the one hand, a tinkering with procreation with at best ambiguous, at worst monstrous moral possibilities. On the other hand, scientific skill and cunning unambiguously in the service of hope.(Charles Krauthammer)
.现代医学道德上互相对立的两极：一方面是生育技术的改进造成模棱两可，甚至可怕的道德混淆，另一方面却是科学的技术和方法能实现你的愿望.(查尔斯·克劳萨默)

A fixed point of reference.
集中点：作为参照的固定点
Mathematics The origin in a polar coordinate system; the vertex of a polar angle.
【数学】 极点：一个极坐标系中的始端；一个极角的顶点

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin polus
源自 拉丁语 polus
from Greek polos [axis, sky] * see k wel-
源自 希腊语 polos [轴，天空] *参见 k wel-

pole
pole 2

n.（名词）
A long, relatively slender, generally rounded piece of wood or other material.
杆；柱：一块长的、相对较细的、通常为圆柱状的木头或其它材料
The long, tapering wooden shaft extending up from the front axle of a vehicle to the collars of the animals drawing it; a tongue.
车辕：从一辆车的前轴延伸到牵引该车的动物身上所套颈圈上的一根长的、由粗变细的木杆；辕杆

See rod
参见 rod
A unit of area equal to a square rod.
平方杆：等于一平方杆的面积单位
Nautical A small or light spar.
【航海】 帆柱：一根小的或轻的桅杆
Sports The inside position on the starting line of a racetrack:
【体育运动】 内侧：跑道起始线最里的位置：
例句：
qualified in the time trials to start on the pole.
从起跑线内侧开始来测试时间

v.（动词）
poled,pol.ing,poles
v.tr.（及物动词）

Nautical To propel with a pole:
【航海】 用一根杆来推动：
例句：
boatmen poling barges up a placid river.
船夫在平稳的河上撑船航行

To propel (oneself) or make (one`s way) by the use of ski poles:
以杆推进：使用滑雪杖来推动（自己）或开路前行：
例句：
.We ski through the glades on corn snow, then pole our way over a long one-hour runout to a road.(Frederick Selby)
.我们滑过满是粒雪的林间空地，然后滑了一小时的路程到了一条路上.(弗雷德里克·塞尔比)

To support (plants) with a pole.
以杆支撑（植物）
To strike, poke, or stir with a pole.
用杆子击打、戳、或搅拌
v.intr.（不及物动词）
Nautical To propel a boat or raft with a pole.
【航海】 以竿撑船：用一根杆或篙推动小船或筏子
Sports To use ski poles to maintain or gain speed.
【体育运动】 （以滑雪棒）推进加速：使用滑雪杖来保持或增加速度

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English p3l
源自 古英语 p3l
from Latin p3lus [stake] * see pag-
源自 拉丁语 p3lus [杖] *参见 pag-