totem pole

totem-pole的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A post carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols and erected before a dwelling, as among certain Native American peoples of the northwest coast of North America.
图腾柱：一种雕有或画有一系列图腾象征的柱子，竖立在住所前，如在北美洲西北海岸的某些印第安民族中的

2. Slang A hierarchy:
【俚语】 制度：

low on the totem pole.
低等级