释义 |
totem poleˈtotem ˌpole noun [countable] ► low man on the totem pole At that time I was a low man on the totem pole. 1 a tall wooden pole with one or more totems cut or painted on it, made by the Native Americans of northwest North America2the totem pole used to talk about the system of rank in an organization or business, when saying how high someone’s rank is: At that time I was a low man on the totem pole. |