Definition of greasy pole in English:

greasy pole

noun

informal

1A pole covered with grease 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
Example sentencesExamples
- Dressed in coloured T-shirts and shorts, teams of firemen, hairdressers, bank clerks and builders would wobble across plastic stepping stones, slide down greasy poles and dodge jets of water from strategically-placed hoses.
- It is then on to land games of pool, dominoes, small goal football and greasy pole.
- There was sailing throughout the morning, with water sports in the afternoon, including the best dressed boat, rowing races, assault boat and walking the greasy pole.
- There was also the greasy pole competition, with men trying to push each other off a greased pole stretching across the swimming pool.
- The greasy pole and pillow fighting contests provided great fun and frolics, while the raft and punt races were the big attraction on the day.
- The children played various games, much to the relief and amusement of the adults, including tug-of-war, musical chairs for the younger children, sack racing and lots more, including the greasy pole.
1. 1.1 Used to refer to the difficult route to the top of a 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In this he depressingly mimics too many climbers of the corporate greasy pole.
  Gordon admits he had a hand climbing the greasy pole - his company is a family business.
  And the higher you've climbed up the greasy pole, by fair means or foul, the further you have to fall.
  He remained a Daily Telegraph columnist and Spectator editor as he started to climb the greasy pole at Westminster.
  It is a remarkably honest, modest assessment, which inevitably stirs suspicions that the speaker will not make it much further up the greasy pole.
  It seems that he will work with anyone in an attempt to shin his way up the greasy pole.
  Far from it - he made his way up the greasy pole of power and fought constantly to stay at the top.
  In the top job, he was isolated from the people with whom he had climbed the greasy pole.
  They put tremendous energy into climbing the greasy pole but it turned out to be an end in itself, not the means to changing the country.
  Hereditary rulers are even freer because they do not have to consider how to help their offspring up the greasy pole.
  If these three MPs had any integrity they would oppose the Government, but of course climbing up the greasy pole to self-aggrandisement is more important than natural justice.
  He climbed the greasy pole of British politics with a mixture of stealth and sincerity.
  Having climbed the greasy pole the last thing he intended was to slide back down it with nothing to show for his labours.
  The most crude method is to look at how far a politician has climbed up the greasy pole marked promotion.
  Now he seems to me like so many captains of industry who've slithered right up the greasy pole on the backs of more talented and hard-working people.
  It'll just be a formality on your relentless climb up the greasy pole…
  It is not all gloom and doom if you fail to climb the greasy pole.
  He was unhappily married, bored with parish duties and ill-equipped to climb the ecclesiastical greasy pole, but his talents were finally being recognised.
  When arrived at success, Beethoven deplored aristocratic patronage; while climbing the greasy pole he sought it out.
  They are not doing the job for money, or to climb the greasy pole.

Definition of greasy pole in US English:

greasy pole

noun

informal

1A 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
Example sentencesExamples
- The greasy pole and pillow fighting contests provided great fun and frolics, while the raft and punt races were the big attraction on the day.
- There was also the greasy pole competition, with men trying to push each other off a greased pole stretching across the swimming pool.
- There was sailing throughout the morning, with water sports in the afternoon, including the best dressed boat, rowing races, assault boat and walking the greasy pole.
- Dressed in coloured T-shirts and shorts, teams of firemen, hairdressers, bank clerks and builders would wobble across plastic stepping stones, slide down greasy poles and dodge jets of water from strategically-placed hoses.
- The children played various games, much to the relief and amusement of the adults, including tug-of-war, musical chairs for the younger children, sack racing and lots more, including the greasy pole.
- It is then on to land games of pool, dominoes, small goal football and greasy pole.
1. 1.1 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 toward 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Now he seems to me like so many captains of industry who've slithered right up the greasy pole on the backs of more talented and hard-working people.
  It is not all gloom and doom if you fail to climb the greasy pole.
  They put tremendous energy into climbing the greasy pole but it turned out to be an end in itself, not the means to changing the country.
  When arrived at success, Beethoven deplored aristocratic patronage; while climbing the greasy pole he sought it out.
  Far from it - he made his way up the greasy pole of power and fought constantly to stay at the top.
  And the higher you've climbed up the greasy pole, by fair means or foul, the further you have to fall.
  It'll just be a formality on your relentless climb up the greasy pole…
  He remained a Daily Telegraph columnist and Spectator editor as he started to climb the greasy pole at Westminster.
  It is a remarkably honest, modest assessment, which inevitably stirs suspicions that the speaker will not make it much further up the greasy pole.
  He was unhappily married, bored with parish duties and ill-equipped to climb the ecclesiastical greasy pole, but his talents were finally being recognised.
  Gordon admits he had a hand climbing the greasy pole - his company is a family business.
  Hereditary rulers are even freer because they do not have to consider how to help their offspring up the greasy pole.
  If these three MPs had any integrity they would oppose the Government, but of course climbing up the greasy pole to self-aggrandisement is more important than natural justice.
  It seems that he will work with anyone in an attempt to shin his way up the greasy pole.
  The most crude method is to look at how far a politician has climbed up the greasy pole marked promotion.
  They are not doing the job for money, or to climb the greasy pole.
  Having climbed the greasy pole the last thing he intended was to slide back down it with nothing to show for his labours.
  He climbed the greasy pole of British politics with a mixture of stealth and sincerity.
  In the top job, he was isolated from the people with whom he had climbed the greasy pole.
  In this he depressingly mimics too many climbers of the corporate greasy pole.

词汇	greasy pole
释义	Definition of greasy pole in English: greasy pole noun informal 1A pole covered with grease 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 Example sentencesExamples Dressed in coloured T-shirts and shorts, teams of firemen, hairdressers, bank clerks and builders would wobble across plastic stepping stones, slide down greasy poles and dodge jets of water from strategically-placed hoses. It is then on to land games of pool, dominoes, small goal football and greasy pole. There was sailing throughout the morning, with water sports in the afternoon, including the best dressed boat, rowing races, assault boat and walking the greasy pole. There was also the greasy pole competition, with men trying to push each other off a greased pole stretching across the swimming pool. The greasy pole and pillow fighting contests provided great fun and frolics, while the raft and punt races were the big attraction on the day. The children played various games, much to the relief and amusement of the adults, including tug-of-war, musical chairs for the younger children, sack racing and lots more, including the greasy pole. 1.1 Used to refer to the difficult route to the top of a 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。 Example sentencesExamples In this he depressingly mimics too many climbers of the corporate greasy pole. Gordon admits he had a hand climbing the greasy pole - his company is a family business. And the higher you've climbed up the greasy pole, by fair means or foul, the further you have to fall. He remained a Daily Telegraph columnist and Spectator editor as he started to climb the greasy pole at Westminster. It is a remarkably honest, modest assessment, which inevitably stirs suspicions that the speaker will not make it much further up the greasy pole. It seems that he will work with anyone in an attempt to shin his way up the greasy pole. Far from it - he made his way up the greasy pole of power and fought constantly to stay at the top. In the top job, he was isolated from the people with whom he had climbed the greasy pole. They put tremendous energy into climbing the greasy pole but it turned out to be an end in itself, not the means to changing the country. Hereditary rulers are even freer because they do not have to consider how to help their offspring up the greasy pole. If these three MPs had any integrity they would oppose the Government, but of course climbing up the greasy pole to self-aggrandisement is more important than natural justice. He climbed the greasy pole of British politics with a mixture of stealth and sincerity. Having climbed the greasy pole the last thing he intended was to slide back down it with nothing to show for his labours. The most crude method is to look at how far a politician has climbed up the greasy pole marked promotion. Now he seems to me like so many captains of industry who've slithered right up the greasy pole on the backs of more talented and hard-working people. It'll just be a formality on your relentless climb up the greasy pole… It is not all gloom and doom if you fail to climb the greasy pole. He was unhappily married, bored with parish duties and ill-equipped to climb the ecclesiastical greasy pole, but his talents were finally being recognised. When arrived at success, Beethoven deplored aristocratic patronage; while climbing the greasy pole he sought it out. They are not doing the job for money, or to climb the greasy pole. Definition of greasy pole in US English: greasy pole noun informal 1A 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 Example sentencesExamples The greasy pole and pillow fighting contests provided great fun and frolics, while the raft and punt races were the big attraction on the day. There was also the greasy pole competition, with men trying to push each other off a greased pole stretching across the swimming pool. There was sailing throughout the morning, with water sports in the afternoon, including the best dressed boat, rowing races, assault boat and walking the greasy pole. Dressed in coloured T-shirts and shorts, teams of firemen, hairdressers, bank clerks and builders would wobble across plastic stepping stones, slide down greasy poles and dodge jets of water from strategically-placed hoses. The children played various games, much to the relief and amusement of the adults, including tug-of-war, musical chairs for the younger children, sack racing and lots more, including the greasy pole. It is then on to land games of pool, dominoes, small goal football and greasy pole. 1.1 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 toward 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。 Example sentencesExamples Now he seems to me like so many captains of industry who've slithered right up the greasy pole on the backs of more talented and hard-working people. It is not all gloom and doom if you fail to climb the greasy pole. They put tremendous energy into climbing the greasy pole but it turned out to be an end in itself, not the means to changing the country. When arrived at success, Beethoven deplored aristocratic patronage; while climbing the greasy pole he sought it out. Far from it - he made his way up the greasy pole of power and fought constantly to stay at the top. And the higher you've climbed up the greasy pole, by fair means or foul, the further you have to fall. It'll just be a formality on your relentless climb up the greasy pole… He remained a Daily Telegraph columnist and Spectator editor as he started to climb the greasy pole at Westminster. It is a remarkably honest, modest assessment, which inevitably stirs suspicions that the speaker will not make it much further up the greasy pole. He was unhappily married, bored with parish duties and ill-equipped to climb the ecclesiastical greasy pole, but his talents were finally being recognised. Gordon admits he had a hand climbing the greasy pole - his company is a family business. Hereditary rulers are even freer because they do not have to consider how to help their offspring up the greasy pole. If these three MPs had any integrity they would oppose the Government, but of course climbing up the greasy pole to self-aggrandisement is more important than natural justice. It seems that he will work with anyone in an attempt to shin his way up the greasy pole. The most crude method is to look at how far a politician has climbed up the greasy pole marked promotion. They are not doing the job for money, or to climb the greasy pole. Having climbed the greasy pole the last thing he intended was to slide back down it with nothing to show for his labours. He climbed the greasy pole of British politics with a mixture of stealth and sincerity. In the top job, he was isolated from the people with whom he had climbed the greasy pole. In this he depressingly mimics too many climbers of the corporate greasy pole.
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