Word · Frequency #17546
pol
政客；党派政治人物
a person active in party politics
- 1.
n a person active in party politics
abbr. 油料(Petroleum；Oil and Lubricants)；北极星导弹(Polaris)
abbr. 油料(Petroleum；Oil and Lubricants)；北极星导弹(Polaris)
In use
That pol always shakes hands with shoppers at the weekend market.
The newspaper interviewed three pols about the new housing plan.
As a young pol, she learned how to speak plainly to voters.
a pol
pol 是 politician 的非正式简称，多用于口语或新闻报道。
He is a pol who knows how to win votes.
他是一个懂得如何赢得选票的政客。
pols
pol 的复数为 pols，可直接作主语。
Pols from both parties backed the new tax plan.
两党的政客都支持这项新税收计划。
a pol from [place]
用 from 引出政客的家乡或所属选区。
She is a pol from Ohio who cares about rural voters.
她是一位来自俄亥俄州、关心农村选民的政客。
Common mistakes
The pol shows that most people support the new law.The poll shows that most people support the new law.
pol 指“政客”（从政者），而“民意调查”是 poll。两者拼写相近但词义不同，表达调查结果时只能用 poll。
He is pol.He is a pol.
pol 是可数名词，意为“政客”，单数形式前需要冠词 a。汉语没有冠词系统，学习者容易漏掉，但英语中 a pol 才是完整的可数名词短语。
Connections
Collocations
- a seasoned pol
- 老练的政客
- He is a seasoned pol who knows how to win votes.他是一位知道如何赢得选票的老练政客。
- a veteran pol
- 资深政客
- The veteran pol announced she would not run again.这位资深政客宣布她不再参选。
- a Democratic pol
- 民主党政治人物
- Several Democratic pols attended the rally.几名民主党政治人物参加了集会。
- a local pol
- 当地政客
- Local pols were quick to respond to the scandal.当地政客迅速对丑闻作出回应。
Synonyms
- politician
- 以政治为业的人；从政者 · 与pol意思最接近，口语中常可替换；但politician范围更广，不一定只指党务活动。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pol是politician的前三个字母，看到它就想‘政客’；就像politics（政治）的开头，参与党派政治的人就是pol。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：news headlines、casual conversation、political commentary pol 是 politician 的非正式简短说法，多用于口语、新闻标题或随意的政治讨论；正式场合一般用 politician。
Pronunciation & Spelling
pol /pɔl/ rhymes with ball, call, and fall /bɔl, kɔl, fɔl/ in the stated pronunciation (same vowel plus /l/). Beware of lookalikes poll /poʊl/ and pal /pæl/, which are spelled similarly but have different vowel sounds.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.