| 釋義 |
pole1 /paul; pol/ n 1 North/South P~, either of the two ends of the earth's axis. 北極 (南極) 。 2 North/South Magnetic P~, either of the two points near the North P~ or South P~ to which the compass needle points. 北磁極; 南磁極 (磁針?biāo)附咏媳睒O之點(diǎn)) 。 3 North/South P~, (astron) either of the two points in the celestial sphere about which the stars appear to turn. (天文) 天球北極; 天球南極 (假想之地軸延伸線與天球所交之兩點(diǎn)，眾星似繞此兩極轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)) 。 ~ star n the North Star or Polaris /pau'laens; po'kns/, almost coinciding with the true north of the celestial sphere, 北極星 (幾與天球之正北相合) 。 4 either of the two ends of a magnet or the terminal points of an electric battery: 磁極; 電極： the negative/positive ~. 陰 (陽(yáng)) 極。 5 (fig) each of two opposite, conflicting or contrasting principles, etc. (喻) 二相反原則等之一; 二極端之一。 be apart, be widely separated: 相距宣遠(yuǎn)： The employers and the trade union leaders are still ~s apart, are far from reaching an agreement or compromise, eg about wages. 雇主們與工會(huì)領(lǐng)袖們的意見(jiàn)仍然相差太遠(yuǎn) (如有關(guān)工資問(wèn)題) 。 |