poles

英 [pəʊlz]

美 [poʊlz]

n. 柱子; 杆子; 棍; 杖; (行星的)极; 地极; 磁极; 电极
pole的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT （尤用于支撑的）杆
Apoleis a long thin piece of wood or metal, used especially for supporting things.
1. The truck crashed into a telegraph pole...
  卡车撞到了电线杆上。
2. He reached up with a hooked pole to roll down the metal shutter.
  他用带钩的杆子把金属护窗拉了下来。
See also:For six months of the year, there is hardly any light at the poles.North Pole South Pole
N-COUNT （特质、意见或信仰）截然相反的两极之一；极端
The twopolesof a range of qualities, opinions, or beliefs are the completely opposite qualities, opinions, or beliefs at either end of the range.
1. The two politicians represent opposite poles of the political spectrum.
  这两位从政者代表了政界的两个极端。
（信仰、意见或性质）截然相反，南辕北辙
If you say that two people or things arepoles apart, you mean that they have completely different beliefs, opinions, or qualities.

Unlike poles attract.
异极相吸。
The poles have me in the lead, but your pole's the only one I need.
柱子在领先里有我，但是你的柱子是我需要的唯一个。
The two politicians represent opposite poles of the political spectrum.
这两位从政者代表了政界的两个极端。
The earth's poles are called the north pole and the South pole.
地球的极点称作北极和南极。
There were several expatriate communities of poles and czechs.
有几个波兰人和捷克人的侨民社区。
The shelter is built by lashing poles together to form a small dome
把杆子扎成一个穹顶小棚就成了遮蔽所。
Celestial poles are situated directly over the earth's geographical poles.
天极直接位于地球的地理极上面。
So when the war ended, there we were, germans, poles, and russians, all together.
所以当战争结束时，我们这些德国人、波兰人和俄国人都一起待在那里。
An imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth.
通过地球两个磁极的假想线。
Strung between these poles, we gained perspective and understood things in new ways.
夹在这两极之间，我们开了眼界，对事物有了新的认识。