1. C 柱，杆　 long thin rounded piece of wood or metal, used especially as a support for sth or for pushing boats, etc. along
2. C 地极，磁极，电极　 either of the two points at the exact top and bottom of the Earth, which are the opposite ends of the axis on which it turns; either of the two ends of a magnet or the terminal points of an electric battery

　carry a ～　拿杆
　climb up ～　爬上杆
　fix a ～　立竿子
　gather dry ～　拾干杆
　hold a ～ in one's hand　手里拿着杆
　put up a ～　立一个杆
　wave a ～　挥舞杆子
　celestial ～　天极
　magnetic ～　磁极
　negative ～　负极
　positive ～　正极
　the North P-　北极
　the South P-　南极
　breakaway ～　一碰就倒的柱子
　carrying ～　扁担
　fishing ～　渔杆
　good ～　好杆
　long ～　长杆
　short ～　结实的杆子
　starting ～　（赛马）起跑点标杆
　thin ～　细杆子
　upright ～　笔直的拉杆
　utility ～　电线杆
　flag ～　旗杆
　lamp ～　灯柱
　ski ～　滑雪杆
　tent ～　帐篷支架
　totem ～　图腾柱
　trolley ～　（电车顶上的）触轮杆
　at opposite ～s　截然相反，各走极端
　at the ～　最后一刻
　from pillar to ～　东奔西跑，走投无路
　up the ～　在困难中，疯狂
　jump with ～　撑竿跳
　～ in the ground　在地上的柱子

　The flag is attached to a pole.　这面旗系在一根旗杆上。
　They erected a telephone pole.　他们竖起一根电话线杆子。
　It was difficult to get the pole over the hedge.　要把这根竿子传递过树篱很困难。
　This boat has a special instrument fitting round the pole.　这条船的桅杆上系着一个特殊仪器。
　This carrying pole reminds me of our bitter days in the past.　这根扁担使我想起了过去的苦难生活。
　We leaned the poles back against the wall.　我们把这些竿子斜倚在墙上。
　Lash the piece of wood to the pole to make it longer.　把这块木头绑到那根竿上使它更长些。
　The teacher asked the students to hop the pole.　老师要学生用一只脚跳过这支杆。
　He fastened the ox joke to the wagon pole.　他把牛轭套在车辕上。
　Some of the telephone poles were knocked down by the surging water.　一些电话线杆被汹涌的洪水冲倒。
　A rope was stretched between the poles.　一根绳子被拉在柱子中间。
　He lowered the flag on the pole.　他将杆上的旗降下。
　Loop the rope around the pole.　把绳子环绕在柱子上。
　English is spoken from pole to pole.　英语在世界各地都通用。

 ♣ poles apart　
　截然相反　be widely separated; having nothing in common
　The decision and her wishes was still poles apart.　决议与她的愿望相反。
　The result and the expectation was poles apart.　结果和我们所期望的完全相反。
　Our political position is poles apart.　我们的政治立场相反。
　Black and white are poles apart.　黑与白是截然相反的。
　The employers and the trade union leaders are still poles apart.　雇主和工会领导的意见相差很远。
 ♣ up the pole
1. 处于困境 in difficulty
　He got himself up the pole.　他使自己陷入困境。
　I'm up the pole.　我深处困境。
2. 错误的，弄错的 wrong, mistaken
　He is too proud to admit that he had been grossly up the pole.　他骄傲得不肯承认他的错误是严重的。
3. 发疯的，古怪的 crazy, eccentric
　He has gone up the pole.　他疯了。
　He was up the pole at pain.　他疼痛得要发疯。
　She must have been up the pole to do such a thing.　她做这种事情准是发疯了。

　［同义词］ bar, staff, stick
　［词源］　拉丁语palus（杆，桩）