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单词 bargepole
释义
bargepolebarge‧pole /ˈbɑːdʒpəʊl $ bɑːrdʒpoʊl/ noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And Bargepole, as you well know, is generally incapable of standing up.
  • Comparatively few sophisticated clients will touch licensed dealers with a bargepole.
  • I warned against it at the time, telling investors not to touch it with a bargepole.
  • Now that's what I call canvassing! Bargepole I went on a freebie last week and think I am in love again.
  • What is to become of you and Guttersnipe and particularly Bargepole?
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto refuse very firmly to accept or become involved in something
to refuse to take part in an activity or get involved in something because you disapprove of it or think it will not work: · She said the idea was stupid and wouldn't have anything to do with it.· Most activists don't want anything to do with violent protests.
informal to refuse to accept something that someone offers you because you think it is not good enough for you: · Many older academics turn their noses up at subjects such as Media and Film studies.· He turned up his nose at a job washing dishes.
British /I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole American use this to say that you will definitely not accept something, buy something, or get involved in something: · My nephew wants me to invest in his business, but frankly I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.· Millions of people buy those cars, but I wouldn't touch one with a ten-foot pole.
WORD SETS
adze, nounair pump, nounanvil, nounattachment, nounauger, nounawl, nounaxe, nounbargepole, nounbattleaxe, nounbevel, nounbillhook, nounbit, nounblade, nounboat hook, nounbox end wrench, nounbradawl, nounbranding iron, nounBunsen burner, nounbuzz saw, nouncalculator, nouncallipers, nouncard, nounchainsaw, nounchisel, nouncircular saw, nounclaw, nouncraft knife, nouncrowbar, nouncutter, noundrill, noundropper, noundynamo, nounendoscope, nounfile, nounfile, verbgenerator, noungimlet, noungizmo, noungrappling iron, noungrindstone, nounhacksaw, nounhammer, nounhandsaw, nounharrow, nounhatchet, nounhigh-pressure, adjectiveinstrument, nounjack, nounjackhammer, nounjemmy, nounjigsaw, nounjimmy, nounknitting needle, nounlast, nounlevel, nounlever, nounmachete, nounmallet, nounmattock, nounmonkey wrench, nounnutcracker, nounpenknife, nounperiscope, nounpick, nounpickaxe, nounpinking shears, nounplane, nounplaner, nounpliers, nounplough, nounplumb line, nounplunger, nounpneumatic drill, nounpower drill, nounpower tool, nounprod, nounpulley, nounpunch, nounram, nounrasp, nounretool, verbriddle, nounrose, nounruler, nounsander, nounsandpaper, nounsaw, nounscissors, nounscraper, nounscrewdriver, nounshaft, nounshank, nounsickle, nounsieve, nounsledgehammer, nounsoldering iron, nounspanner, nounspirit level, nounspray gun, nounsquare, nounstamp, nounstaple gun, nounstripper, nountape, nountape measure, nountheodolite, nounthermometer, nounthermostat, nountomahawk, nountongs, nountool, nountool kit, nountriangle, nountrowel, nounT-square, nountwo-handed, adjectivewand, nounwedge, nounwhet, verbwhetstone, nounwire cutters, nounworkbench, nounyoke, noun
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Dole says he will not touch Medicare, and he wants to throw more money at the Pentagon.
  • I reached out to feel your forehead, but you burned so hot I could not touch you with my bare hands.
  • If you have a chest, head or abdominal wound, keep as quiet as possible - do not touch the wound.
  • Its theory is both rigorous and self-consistent and has provided descriptions of many aspects which structural grammar did not touch upon.
  • So if he got on the stand, Harvester could not touch him.
  • The meter and service pipe should not touch or be close to any electrical conduit or apparatus.
  • They do not touch every topic, nor every region.
  • You can't hate what you can not touch, I can't even feel what most people think of as despair.
a long pole used to guide a barge not touch somebody/something with a bargepole at touch1(12)
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