| 词汇 | totem-pole |
| 释义 | totem pole noun[ C ] uk /ˈtəʊ.təm ˌpəʊl/ us /ˈtoʊ.t̬əm ˌpoʊl/ a tall wooden pole with symbols cut or painted on it that is part of the tradition of the Native Americans of the west coast of Canada and the northern US（加拿大、美国北部西海岸美洲土著人的）图腾柱 aurigadesign/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Poles, rods, shafts and sticks bar bargepole baton billy club boathook bollard cane lathi-charge lightning conductor litter grabber litter pick litter picker pointer shaft stake telegraph pole telephone pole tent pole trash grabber trash picker You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Signs, signals and symbols We find them in prehistoric cave paintings and Native American totem poles, but we also commonly find them in today’s cartoons, comic books, literature, movies, and advertisements. totem pole | American Dictionarytotem pole noun[ C ] us/ˈtoʊ·t̬əm ˌpoʊl/ a wooden pole with symbols cut or painted on it which is connected esp. with American Indians of the Northwest Examples of totem poletotem pole Women of low-ranking lineages, for example, are also found at the bottom of the ritual totempole, occasionally with dramatic negative consequences. I am worried that we are dancing round objective 1 status like a totempole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is as though they needed a sort of totempole around which to dance this ritual dance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been a totempole: protect the pound at all costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is always one totempole that must be saved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a bit of a symbolic question—it is a bit of a totempole question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The public sector borrowing requirement is not a totempole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It suggested that we should not make a totempole of the public sector borrowing requirement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Cutting education and training budgets, almost by definition, hits those at the bottom of the educational totempole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In economic terms that is his totempole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I really think it is about time we got rid of that particular totempole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the language of priorities is the religion of socialism, then competition is the totempole of the market—any competition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a totempole of any kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are no more than a totempole around which the zealots dance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why does he not recognise reality and cancel that extravagant and irrevelant status symbol and totempole? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of totem pole These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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