totem pole

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Native American sculpture found in the Pacific Northwest, made by carving trees, and usually displaying symbolic figures that represent clan lineage, cultural beliefs, or historical events.
    — Many visitors to France will go back to the States after a three months' fling of night spots and sight-seeing without remarking that can-can girls and champagne play about the same part in French life today as the tom-tom and totem pole in American life.
  2. A hierarchy or ranking of importance. figuratively
    — The teacher's pet was fairly high on the class totem pole.

词形变化

totem poles plural
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