pole

pole — 名詞

1. a tall narrow bar set upright to support something or show a position.

1.名詞C2
釋義

竿；柱

細長的支撐或標示用物件

a tall narrow bar set upright to support something or show a position.

例句

Workers planted a steel pole beside the new road sign.

工人在新路標旁立起一根鋼柱。

steel pole beside a road sign

A bamboo pole held the bean plants above the wet soil.

一根竹竿把豆苗撐在潮濕的泥土上方。

pole held climbing plants

同義詞
  • post

    often thicker and more fixed in the ground

  • rod

    usually stresses shape rather than support use

  • stake

    typically shorter and pointed for pushing into the ground

文法句型

a wooden pole

a pole for [support/use]

on a pole

用法筆記

Often names something set upright in the ground or fixed in place. Common nouns after it include 'flag', 'wire', 'tent', and 'bean plants', depending on what the pole supports.

常見錯誤

❌They put the flag in the pole.
✅They put the flag on the pole.
💡a flag hangs on or from a pole, not in it.

2. one of a pair of short sticks you carry in your hands to help you keep steady wh

2.名詞B2
釋義

登山杖

走路時拿來支撐身體的手杖

one of a pair of short sticks you carry in your hands to help you keep steady while walking.

例句

Mina adjusted her walking poles before climbing the steep path.

Mina 在爬那條陡坡前先調好她的登山杖。

often plural: walking poles

Ken pressed each pole into the snow for support on the hill.

Ken 走上山坡時，把每根登山杖都壓進雪裡來支撐身體。

同義詞

文法句型

walking poles

use a pole for support

with both poles

用法筆記

Most often used in the plural because people normally use one in each hand. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about a long support or upright object rather than equipment for walking.

常見錯誤

❌She walked with one walking pole in every hand.
✅She walked with a walking pole in each hand.
💡use 'each hand' for one object per hand.

3. one of the upright markers placed at set distances around a race track.

3.名詞C2
釋義

賽道標柱

賽道上等距設置的標示柱

one of the upright markers placed at set distances around a race track.

例句

The horse pulled ahead as it passed the third distance pole.

那匹馬通過第三根距離標柱時衝到前面。

at the third pole

Jockey Lee waited until the last pole on the track, then moved outside.

Lee 騎師等到賽道上最後一根標柱才切到外側。

before the last pole

同義詞
  • marker

    general word; less specific to racing

  • post

    another physical marker word, though not always a race-distance marker

  • distance marker

    clearer modern paraphrase rather than a fixed race term

文法句型

at the third pole

pass the final pole

用法筆記

Used in racing to mark distance around the course, especially in horse racing. It is usually counted by order, as in 'the third pole' or 'the final pole'.

4. the point at either end of Earth's axis, as in the North Pole or South Pole.

4.名詞B2
釋義

地極

地球自轉軸兩端的點

the point at either end of Earth's axis, as in the North Pole or South Pole.

例句

Few people live near the North Pole all year round.

全年住在北極附近的人很少。

fixed name: the North Pole

Scientists drilled ice near the South Pole last summer.

科學家去年夏天在南極附近鑽取冰層樣本。

fixed name: the South Pole

同義詞
  • polar end

    technical paraphrase, not the usual everyday term

  • polar point

    describes the location but is less standard as a name

反義詞
  • equator

    the line halfway between the two poles

文法句型

the North Pole

the South Pole

near the pole

用法筆記

Usually appears in the fixed names 'the North Pole' and 'the South Pole'. Distinguish from senses 5 and 6, which are technical ends of a magnet or battery rather than places on Earth.

常見錯誤

❌Penguins live at South Pole.
✅Penguins live at the South Pole.
💡this place name normally takes 'the'.

5. the north or south side of a magnet, with the strongest magnetic effect.

5.名詞C1
釋義

磁極

磁鐵磁力最強的端點

the north or south side of a magnet, with the strongest magnetic effect.

例句

The north pole of the magnet snapped to the fridge door.

那塊磁鐵的北磁極一下就吸到冰箱門上。

north pole of a magnet

Two south poles pushed each other away on the science table.

兩個南磁極在實驗桌上互相推開。

two south poles repel

同義詞
反義詞
  • opposite pole

    the other magnetic end, which attracts rather than matches it

文法句型

north pole of a magnet

south pole of a magnet

用法筆記

Usually appears with 'north' or 'south' and with nouns such as 'magnet' or 'magnetic field'. Distinguish from sense 6, where a battery uses positive and negative poles instead.

常見錯誤

❌Connect the wire to the north pole of the battery.
✅Connect the wire to the positive pole of the battery.
💡magnets use north/south; batteries use positive/negative.

6. either point on a battery where a wire is attached so electricity can enter or l

6.名詞C1
釋義

電極

電池接線的正負端

either point on a battery where a wire is attached so electricity can enter or leave.

例句

Luis clipped the red wire to the positive pole first.

Luis 先把紅線夾到正電極上。

positive pole

The lamp failed because one pole on the battery was dirty.

那盞燈不亮，是因為電池有一個電極髒了。

同義詞
  • terminal

    the most common technical word in electronics

  • contact

    can mean the metal point that touches another part

  • connection point

    plain-language explanation rather than a fixed technical term

反義詞

文法句型

positive pole

negative pole

connect a wire to [pole]

用法筆記

Most often appears with 'positive' or 'negative' in electrical contexts. Distinguish from sense 5, where the matching words are 'north' and 'south' because the object is a magnet, not a battery.

常見錯誤

❌The magnet has a positive pole and a negative pole.
✅The magnet has a north pole and a south pole.
💡positive/negative belongs to batteries in this entry.

7. in geometry, either of two opposite points on a ball shape tied to a circle on i

7.名詞
釋義

球極

球面上由某圓決定的對應點

in geometry, either of two opposite points on a ball shape tied to a circle on its surface.

例句

On the globe, Ms Chen drew a blue ring and marked the pole above it.

在地球儀上，陳老師畫出一圈藍色圓環，並標出上方的球極。

circle on a sphere and its pole

When the ring was drawn around the globe, two poles appeared above and below it.

那個圓環畫在地球儀上後，上下各出現一個球極。

typical pattern: two poles

同義詞

文法句型

the pole of a circle

two poles on a sphere

用法筆記

Technical geometry vocabulary. It is usually explained together with a named circle on a sphere, not used for everyday physical poles.

8. in mathematics, a fixed point used as the starting point for measuring other poi

8.名詞
釋義

極原點

極座標中供定位的固定點

in mathematics, a fixed point used as the starting point for measuring other points.

例句

On the polar graph, every distance was measured from the pole.

在極座標圖上，每段距離都是從極原點量出去的。

polar graph: measured from the pole

Professor Lin used the grid center as the pole on the polar chart.

Lin 教授把方格中心當作那張極座標圖的極原點。

grid center used as the pole

同義詞

文法句型

measure from the pole

the pole in polar coordinates

用法筆記

Most often seen in geometry or graphing contexts. Distinguish from sense 7: this sense is a chosen reference point, not one of two opposite points on a sphere.

9. one of two far ends in a pair of ideas, feelings, or qualities that are complete

9.名詞
釋義

兩極

完全相反立場中的一端

one of two far ends in a pair of ideas, feelings, or qualities that are completely different from each other.

例句

On school uniforms, the two parents stood at opposite poles.

談到學校制服時，兩位家長站在兩極。

fixed phrase: at opposite poles

Mina loves city life, but her brother stands at the opposite pole.

Mina 喜歡城市生活，但她哥哥正好站在另一個極端。

opposite pole

同義詞
  • extreme

    broader word for one far end of a range

  • end

    less vivid and less contrastive

  • opposite

    general term, not limited to a paired range

反義詞
  • middle

    a position between two extremes

  • balance

    suggests a moderate point rather than either end

文法句型

at opposite poles

the other pole

用法筆記

Usually plural when two extremes are being compared. Distinguish from the physical and scientific senses, where the word names an actual point or object.

常見錯誤

❌Their ideas are at the opposite pole.
✅Their ideas are at opposite poles.
💡this meaning usually contrasts two ends, so the plural form is more natural.

10. the front starting spot in a motor race, given to the driver with the fastest la

10.名詞
釋義

竿位

排位賽最快者的最佳起跑位

the front starting spot in a motor race, given to the driver with the fastest lap before the race.

例句

Rossi won pole after the fastest lap on Saturday afternoon.

Rossi 在星期六下午跑出最快單圈後拿下竿位。

sports pattern: win pole

The blue car started from pole and led the first corner.

那輛藍色賽車從竿位起跑，領先進入第一個彎。

sports pattern: start from pole

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

win pole

take pole

start from pole

用法筆記

Common in motorsport reporting as a short form of 'pole position'. It usually follows verbs like 'win', 'take', or 'start from'.

常見錯誤

❌Kim got first place before the race.
✅Kim took pole before the race.
💡'pole' names the top starting position, not the final race result.

11. an old measuring unit equal to 16.5 feet, or the area of a square with sides of

11.名詞
釋義

桿；平方桿

舊制的長度或面積單位

an old measuring unit equal to 16.5 feet, or the area of a square with sides of that length.

例句

The old map says the field is forty poles long.

那張舊地圖寫著這塊田有四十桿長。

measurement pattern: [number] poles long

A clerk measured the sheep field in poles and acres.

辦事員用桿和英畝來量那塊牧羊地。

historical land measure

同義詞
  • rod

    another traditional unit with the same length

  • perch

    older regional name for the same measure

文法句型

forty poles long

square poles

用法筆記

Mostly found in old land records or historical writing. Distinguish from the everyday sense of a long stick in noun sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌The field was forty pole long.
✅The field was forty poles long.
💡use the plural after a number.

12. someone from Poland, or a person whose family background is Polish.

12.名詞
釋義

波蘭人

來自波蘭的人或波裔人士

someone from Poland, or a person whose family background is Polish.

例句

Anna married a Pole she met while studying in Warsaw.

Anna 嫁給了一位她在華沙求學時認識的波蘭人。

grammar pattern: a Pole

The museum guide is a Pole who moved to Taipei in 2018.

那位博物館導覽員是個波蘭人，2018 年搬到台北。

同義詞

文法句型

a Pole

Poles living abroad

用法筆記

Write it with a capital letter. The adjective is 'Polish', but the noun for the person is 'Pole'.

常見錯誤

❌She is a pole from Krakow.
✅She is a Pole from Krakow.
💡nationality nouns take a capital letter in English.