along,thinstickofwoodormetal, often usedstandingstraightup in thegroundtosupportthings:
杆，柱
atelegraph/electricitypole电线杆
Aflagflutteredfrom a 40-foot pole.一面旗帜在40英尺高的旗杆上飘扬。
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Thistotempole iscarvedfrom asingletreetrunk.
These poles will beeasiertocarryif welashthem together with arope.
I gave the poles aslightwobbleand thewholetentcollapsed.
Thevinetwinesround the pole.
Thechildrenof thevillagedancearound a poledecoratedwithcolouredribbons.
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Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
bar
bargepole
baton
billy club
boathook
bollard
lathi-charge
lightning conductor
litter grabber
litter pick
litter picker
mast
pointer
shaft
stake
telegraph pole
telephone pole
tent pole
totem pole
trash grabber
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polenoun[C](PLACE)
either of the twopointsat the mostnorthernand mostsouthernendsof theearth, around which theearthturns:
（地球的）极（点）
theNorth/SouthPole北／南极
Mostweathersatellitesarestationedover the Equator ortravelover the poles.大部分气象卫星定位于赤道上空或绕地球两极飞行。
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Countries, nationalities & continents: continents & regions of the world
Afrocentric
Afrocentrism
amazonian
Antarctica
Antipodean
Australasian
black Africa
Caribbean
Iberian
Lapland
lat.
LATAM
Latin America
latitudinal
longitude
parallel
the Far East
the prime meridian
the Tropic of Cancer
tropical
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polenoun[C](OF MAGNET OR BATTERY)
physicsspecialized
one of theendsof amagnet(= anobjectthat bothattractsandpushesawayironandsteelobjects)where themagneticforceisstrongest:
Like polesrepelandunlikepolesattract.
Thelightningstrikecreatedamagneticfield,similarto that whichexistsbetween thenorthandsouthpoles of amagnet.
physicsspecialized
one of the twopointson abattery(= adevicethatproduceselectricity)where aconnectioncan be made in anelectricalcircuit. Onepointisnegativeand the otherpositive:
Awireranfrom theclockto one of the poles of thebattery.
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Physics: energy, force & power
anti-gravity
atmospheric pressure
attract
attraction
bar magnet
barometric pressure
frictionless
fundamental force
G-force
gravitational
high-impact
meltdown
propulsion
stored energy
strong force
surface tension
thermodynamic
transduce
transduction
unexcited
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polenoun[C](IN MATHEMATICS)
mathematicsspecialized
one of the twopointsat which astraightlinethrough thecentreof acirclecutsthesurfaceof asphere(= a ball-shapedobject):
Poles and polars come inpairs.
mathematicsspecialized
afixedpointthat otherpointsorlinesrefer to:
Inpolarcoordinatestheoriginis often called the pole.
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Geometry: parts of geometrical shapes
-sided
angle
axis
bulky
chord
conic
corresponding sides
frustum
hemisphere
hypotenuse
perimeter
plane
quadrant
section
symmetrical
symmetrically
symmetry
tan
ultra-dense
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polenoun[C](OPPOSITE)
either of twocompletelyoppositeor differentopinions,positions, orqualities:
（意见、立场或特点）截然相反的一端，极端
These two men might bethoughttorepresenttheoppositepoles ofeconomicideology.这两个人可能被认为是两种截然相反的经济思想体系的代表者。
In that case, the contribution from thepoleat v l s must be included in the sum.
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The developmental forms found in the two poles were similar to each other, but different to the population found in the mid-section.
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He is tied to poles (as on a cross) and carried out.
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These poles lean, as if tired, towards the gate.
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Life can be tasted to the full only when activity and contemplation, doing and not doing, form complementary poles, like those of a magnet.
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Owing to the above-mentioned poles, we usually find a solution only for one initial value.
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But it is also possible that we run into one of the poles of (2.19) and (2.20).
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This representation is further analysed to produce the parameters of sinusoidal, resonance, andpole/zero models.
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However, for a givenpole, they cannot be chosen independently.
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So there remains the lag of thepole, rather the sun's final lag, which is half of the first lag, approximately 59 minutes.
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The stationarypoleis denoted by the black disk.
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The black disks denote the positions of thepole.
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Satisfactory questions can only be found between the poles of truth and the wish, and of nature and fantasy.
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In the absence of a revolutionary 'poleof attraction', we risk seeing the best elements of the proletariat sink into pessimism.
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Most people take positions that fall somewhere in between these poles.
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barge pole
After all the local denigration which has gone on about the project, who would want to touch it at this stage with a barge pole?
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celestial pole
Many believed that there had to be land beneath the south celestial pole to counter-balance the landmasses of the northern hemisphere.
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electrical pole
Relatively strong winds on the island caused hundreds of power outages and knocked down tree branches, electrical poles, and other debris.
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