flagpole

/ˈflæɡpəʊl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflæɡpəʊl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflag-ˌpōl/ (ame, mw)

flagpole — noun

  • flagpolesingular
  • flagpolesplural

1. an upright wooden or metal post used for displaying a flag, usually fitted with

1.名詞B2
釋義

an upright wooden or metal post used for displaying a flag, usually fitted with a rope and small pulley so the flag can be raised or lowered.

例句

Gabriela raised the school flag to the top of the flagpole every Monday morning.

raise [flag] to the top of the flagpole

A tall metal flagpole stood in front of the town hall, with the national flag flying from it.

[adj] flagpole stood in front of [building]

同義詞
  • flagstaff

    more formal; common in military and ceremonial contexts

  • flag pole

    two-word spelling variant; less common in edited writing

文法句型

[determiner] + flagpole

raise/lower on a flagpole

用法筆記

Subject is typically a flag-related action (raise, lower, hoist, fly, fasten). Often paired with a height modifier (tall, towering) or material (wooden, metal, aluminum).

常見錯誤

❌They put the flag up the flagpole.
✅They raised the flag up the flagpole.
💡use 'raise' or 'hoist' with flagpole, not the bare verb 'put'.