greasy pole是什么意思_greasy pole的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

"They aren't greasy pole climbers," Mr Robeson says.

“他们不是按部就班往上爬的人，”罗伯逊称。
Landed aristocrats have to climb the greasy pole if they want to wield serious influence.

贵族地主们要想有正儿八经的影响力就得吃苦奋斗。
Still, it's nice to know that no matter how high up the greasy pole you get, you're never too lofty to be star struck.

尽管如此，它的尼斯知道，无论你如何高了油腻极点，你得到的，你永远太崇高被明星击中。

释义

informal a pole covered with an oily substance to make it more difficult to climb or walk along, used especially as a form of entertainment

〈非正式〉（尤指娱乐时用以增加攀爬或行走难度的）涂油竿。

used to refer to the difficult route to the top of someone's profession

（通向事业顶峰的）艰难路途

he steadily climbed the greasy pole towards the job he coveted most.

为了得到他最渴求的职务，他虽艰难但却稳步地向上爬。