polar bear 1530 |
fti&MM; MM ( ) #J: the polar regions
MIX
0 polar
explorers M
ffe & ^M 2 (technical ft i|[j
connected
with the poles (= the positive
and negative ends) of a magnet IftW: polar attraction M Mftl
3
(formal) used to describe sth
that is the complete opposite of sth else tS
^ M & Eft ; H $ ft$fe #): The parents’ position is
often the polar opposite of the child’s.
' polar bear noun a white bear that lives near the North
pole imm-, gflg
po lar ity /pa'laerati/ noun [U] 1 ~ (between A and B)
(formal) the situation when two
tendencies, opinions, etc. oppose each other ( MftMfck ) H$Sft
MM
ft: the
growing polarity between the left and right wings of the party 0 ^JJiiKjft_&
2 [U, C] (physics ’$j) the condition of having
two poles with opposite qualities
Mft
( )
po larize (BrE also -ise) /'paularaiz; NAmE 'poo-/ verb
1
to separate or make people separate into
two groups with completely opposite opinions (ft) MMfti
ft
2
[VN] (physics %)
to make waves of light, etc. vibrate
in a single direction ft ( ) IliSt 3 [VN] (physics tyj)
to give polarity to sth
ft ( ft ) M ft : to polarize a magnet t I [^ M ft ► polarization,
-isa-tion /.paularai'zeijn; NAmE .poulara'z-/ noun [U, C]
Po-lar-oid™
/‘paularoid;
NAmE
'pouf noun 1 [C] (also .Polaroid 'camera) a camera that can
produce a photograph within a few seconds fflMM; Mft]#M +0
M 2 [C] a photograph that has
been taken with a Polaroid camera SMft— 3
[u]
a transparent substance
that is put on sunglasses and car windows to make
the sun seem less bright ( ft PH ) li ft if M: Polaroid sunglasses lift II ft PHIS; 4 Polaroids [pi.] (also .Polaroid ’sunglasses) sunglasses that have a layer of Polaroid on them fi A
HftlTO; PMftl$H^ pole /paul; NAmE poul/ noun, verb mnoun 1 a long thin straight
piece of wood or metal, especially one with the end placed in the ground, used
as a support ft ft; ft ft; ft: a tent pole icilAft o a ski pole jflfft 0 a curtain pole H ?t?ft
— picture o
BLIND, SKIING, PAGE R3 — See also BARGEPOLE, FLAGPOLE,
telegraph pole, totem pole 2
either of the two points at the opposite ends of the line on which the earth or
any other planet turns ( ft M (ft ) M; ife M ; the North/South Pole it M ; MM3 [physics #/) either of the two ends
of a magnet, or the positive or
negative points of an electric battery MM; ft M
4
either of two opposite or contrasting
extremes ( ft
)
ft ft—A; Their opinions were at
opposite poles of the debate. ftCI
M.
f!»m be 'poles apart to be widely
separated; to have no interests that you share AM fife ft; M^ft flfc; up the 'pole (old-fashioned, BrE,
informal)
crazy ; ^ftlft — more at greasy, touch v.
■ verb [VN, V +adv./prep.] to move a boat by
pushing on the bottom of a river, etc. with a pole IS; If IS pole-axe (BrE) (US pole-ax) /'paulaeks; NAmE 'poul-/ verb [VN] 1 to hit sb very hard so
that they fall down and cannot stand up again ftff; ft#!] 2 [usually passive]
to surprise or shock you so much that you do not know what to say or do ft ft
ft ]f ; ft ft >51 ft It H77I
DUMBFOUND
pole-cat /'peulkaet; NAmE 'poul-/ noun 1 a small European wild
animal with a long thin body, dark brown fur and a strong unpleasant smell ft ,
MW ( ft ft,
) 2 (NAmE) - skunk
'pole dancing noun [U] sexually exciting
dancing which is performed in a bar or club, with the dancer moving his or her
body around a long pole ( AyjPEiSM
) ►'pole dancer
noun
po-lem-ic /pa'lemik/ noun (formal) 1 [C] a speech or a piece
of writing that argues very strongly for or against sth/sb 2 [U] (also po-lem-ics
[pi.]) the practice or skill of
arguing strongly for or against sth/sb :
Her
speech was memor
able for its polemic rather than its
substance.
polemical /pa'lemikl/ (also less frequent po-lem-ic) adj. (formal) involving strong
arguments for or against sth, often in opposition to the opinion of others M
mm®®
po lemi cist /pa'lemisist/ noun (formal) a person who makes
skilful use of polemic # ft I# ft; (ft A; #1$#;
WftlftA
po
lenta /pa'lenta/
noun [U] 1 a yellow food made with maize (corn) flour, used in Italian cooking ( ft ft (ft
) 3L A#I 2 the flour used to make
polenta ft
AM
'pole position noun [U, C] the leading
position at the start of a race involving cars or bicycles ( Aft, ft ft ft
ttm) ftft,
the 'Pole Star noun [sing.] the star that
is above the North Pole in the sky AMS
the
'pole vault noun [sing.] a sporting event in which people try to jump
over a high bar, using a long pole to push themselves off the ground tf ft rBj —picture
o page R32 ► 'pole-vaulter noun 'pole-vaulting noun [U] po lice 0"»* /pa'liis/ noun, verb
mnoun (often the police) [pi.] an official
organization whose job is to make people obey the law and to prevent and solve
crime; the people who work for this organization W M nf |"J; f : A man was arrested by the
police and held for questioning. — ft Mil A life!
AM
ffiflM o 0 Get
out of the house or I’ll call the police. jtM&0fMft, o Police suspect a
local gang. o apolicecar
11ft
0 Hundreds
of police in riot gear struggled to control the violence.
SL — see also kitchen
police, secret police ■ verb [VN] 1 (of the police,
army, etc. ftlA^I) to go around a particular area to
make sure that nobody is breaking the law there M ft: The border
will be policed by UN officials,
2 (of a committee, etc. H M £ ^) to make sure that a
particular set of rules is obeyed # ; ft M H771 monitor: The profession is policed by its own regulatory body. i
po'lice commissioner noun (especially NAmE) - commissioner^)
po lice 'constable (also constable) noun (abbr. PC) (in
Police Constable
po'lice force noun the police organization
of a country, district or town ( MM. ifeIXMH(K) ) W
po lice man /pa'liisman/ noun (pi. -men /-man/) a male police
officer o note at gender
po'lice officer (also officer) noun a member of the police
WM
po'lice state noun (disapproving) a country where people’s
freedom, especially to travel and to express political opinions, is controlled
by the government, with the help of the police WMrMM ( AKIfiSMfli )
po'lice station (NAmE also 'station house) noun the office of a local
police force W'MftM; #ft
ffr: The suspect was taken to
the nearest police station for questioning.
policewoman /pa'liiswuman/ noun (pi. -women /-wimin/) a female
police officer /(f K o note at
GENDER