Word · Frequency #27690
maypole
五朔节花柱
a tall decorated pole that people dance around on May Day
- 1.
A pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day.
装饰彩带的柱子,人们手持彩带环绕跳舞以庆祝五朔节。
- 2.
A very tall girl or young lady.
身材很高的女孩或年轻女子。
- 3.
A maypole-like structure of sticks placed about a sapling in the bowers of certain species of bowerbird.
某些园丁鸟的求偶亭中,围绕小树放置的类似五朔节花柱的枝条结构。
装饰彩带的柱子,人们手持彩带环绕跳舞以庆祝五朔节。；身材很高的女孩或年轻女子。；某些园丁鸟的求偶亭中,围绕小树放置的类似五朔节花柱的枝条结构。
In use
Dancers hold ribbons and move around the maypole in a circle.
The children decorated the maypole with flowers and long ribbons.
In our town, the maypole stands in the center of the park all spring.
dance around the maypole
maypole 是可数名词，复数形式为 maypoles。
The children danced around the maypole on May Day.
孩子们在五朔节围着五朔节花柱跳舞。
decorate the maypole with sth
decorate ... with sth 表示“用某物装饰……”。
They decorated the maypole with colorful streamers.
他们用彩色饰带装饰五朔节花柱。
Common mistakes
The children danced around maypole.
Connections
Collocations
- dance around the maypole
- 绕着五朔节花柱跳舞
- Children in bright clothes danced around the maypole on May Day.孩子们在五朔节那天穿着鲜艳的衣服绕着花柱跳舞。
- maypole dance
- 五朔节花柱舞
- The maypole dance is a traditional English folk dance.五朔节花柱舞是一种传统的英国民间舞蹈。
- maypole ribbons
- 五朔节花柱彩带
- The maypole ribbons twisted together as the dancers moved.舞者们移动时，五朔节花柱的彩带缠绕在一起。
- decorate the maypole
- 装饰五朔节花柱
- They spent the morning decorating the maypole with flowers and ribbons.他们花了一上午用鲜花和彩带装饰五朔节花柱。
- May Day maypole
- 五朔节花柱
- The village set up a May Day maypole on the green.村里在草地上竖起了一根五朔节花柱。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：may=五月，pole=杆子，五朔节人们围着缠彩带的杆子跳舞。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：May Day celebrations、folk dance events、cultural heritage discussions 通常用于讲述五朔节或传统节庆活动，比较常见于介绍英国等欧洲民俗文化时的语境；日常口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 maypole 押韵的词有 pole、whole、role、goal、coal（词尾音为 /əʊl/ 或 /oʊl/）。maple（/ˈmeɪpəl/）虽然拼写相近，但结尾是 /əl/，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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