Pole

[pəʊl] or [pol]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic.

(noun.) one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated.

(noun.) a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting.

(noun.) one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; 'they are at opposite poles'; 'they are poles apart'.

(noun.) one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface.

(noun.) one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere.

(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Poland.

(verb.) deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole.

(verb.) support on poles; 'pole climbing plants like beans'.

塞西莉亚校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

(n.) A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See Maypole. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained.

(n.) A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5/ yards, or a square measure equal to 30/ square yards; a rod; a perch.

(v. t.) To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops.

(v. t.) To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn.

(v. t.) To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat.

(v. t.) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.

(n.) Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north pole.

(n.) A point upon the surface of a sphere equally distant from every part of the circumference of a great circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the surface. Such a point is called the pole of that circle; as, the pole of the horizon; the pole of the ecliptic; the pole of a given meridian.

(n.) One of the opposite or contrasted parts or directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points, or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the north pole of a needle.

(n.) The firmament; the sky.

(n.) See Polarity, and Polar, n.

亚伦編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Extremity (of an axis or a diameter).[2]. Staff, rod, stick.[3]. Rod, perch.[4]. Shaft, thill.[5]. Polander.

編輯:珀尔

解釋/意思:

n. that on which anything turns as a pivot or axis: one of the ends of the axis of a sphere esp. of the earth: (physics) one of the two points of a body in which the attractive or repulsive energy is concentrated as in a magnet: (geom.) a point from which a pencil of rays radiates (see Polar).—n. Pole′-star a star at or near the pole of the heavens: a guide or director.—Poles of the heavens the two points in the heavens opposite to the poles of the earth—called also Celestial poles.

n. a pale or pile: a long piece of wood: an instrument for measuring: a measure of length 5?yards: in square measure 30?yards.—v.t. to push or stir with a pole.—v.i. to use a pole.—adj. Pole′-clipt (Shak.) hedged in with poles.—Under bare poles with all sails furled.

n. a native of Poland.

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