totem pole
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈtotem pole noun [countable] 1. 
SAa tall wooden pole with one or more totems cut or painted on it, made by the Native Americans of northwest North America 〔北美西北部印第安人的〕图腾柱2. low man on the totem pole American English someone of low rank in an organization or business 〔在机构或公司中〕级别较低的人，小人物
SAa tall wooden pole with one or more totems cut or painted on it, made by the Native Americans of northwest North America 〔北美西北部印第安人的〕图腾柱2. low man on the totem pole American English someone of low rank in an organization or business 〔在机构或公司中〕级别较低的人，小人物Examples from the Corpus
totem pole• Here I was, the last guy on the totem pole.• The totem pole was created by two local carvers.ˈtotem pole nounChineseSyllable
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totem pole
ˈtotem pole
noun [countable]
1. a tall wooden pole with one or more totems cut or painted on it, made by the Native Americans of northwest North America
2. low man on the totem pole American English someone of low rank in an organization or business
ˈtotem pole
noun [countable]1. a tall wooden pole with one or more totems cut or painted on it, made by the Native Americans of northwest North America
2. low man on the totem pole American English someone of low rank in an organization or business