STICK / POST 棒/杆, a long stick or post usually made of wood or metal, often set upright in the ground to support something

杆，柱，竿:

a telephone pole

电话线杆

the most northern or most southern point on a PLANET , especially the Earth

〔行星的〕地极;〔尤指地球的〕北（南）极:

the distance from pole to equator

地极到赤道的距离

Amundsen's expedition was the first to reach the South Pole.

阿蒙森探险队是第一支到达南极的队伍。

be poles apart, two people or things that are poles apart are as different from each other as it is possible to be

〔两人或两事物〕截然相反，大相径庭:

Both are brilliant pianists, though they're poles apart in style.

两位都是卓越的钢琴家，然而在风格上却大相径庭。

OPPOSITE IDEAS / BELIEFS 相反的观点/信仰, one of two situations, ideas, or opinions that are the complete opposite of each other

〔两种情况、观念或意见〕截然相反的两极之一; 极端:

We have enormous wealth at one pole, and poverty and misery at the other.

我们一方面有着巨大的财富，另一方面又存在着贫穷和困苦。

Washington and Beijing are at opposite poles (=think in two completely different ways) on this issue.

在这个问题上华盛顿和北京看法完全不同。

ELECTRICAL 电的

to push a boat along in the water using a pole

用篙撑（船）