4N-COUNT (特质、意见或信仰)截然相反的两极之一;极端 The two poles of a range of qualities, opinions, or beliefs are the completely opposite qualities, opinions, or beliefs at either end of the range. (特质、意见或信仰)截然相反的两极之一;极端
The two politicians represent opposite poles of the political spectrum.
5PHRASE (信仰、意见或性质)截然相反,南辕北辙 If you say that two people or things are poles apart, you mean that they have completely different beliefs, opinions, or qualities. (信仰、意见或性质)截然相反,南辕北辙 [emphasis]
ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤North, South北極;南極▸➤geographic, geomagnetic, magnetic地極;地磁極;磁極◇The north magnetic pole lies to the west of the geographic North Pole.磁北極位於地北極的西面。➤opposite (figurative) 極端◇The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.這兩位作者代表了天才小說家的兩個極端。PREPOSITION➤between the (two) poles of (figurative) (兩個)極端之間◇an artistic compromise between the poles of abstraction and representation在抽象與具象兩種藝術極端之間作出的折衷➤from pole to pole從極點到極點◇The meridian is an imaginary line drawn from pole to pole.子午線是從極點到極點的一條假想線。PHRASES➤be poles apart (figurative) 大相逕庭;截然相反◇In temperament, she and her sister are poles apart (= completely different).她和姐姐的性情截然相反。