1 N-COUNT （枪的）通条，洗杆，装药棒，推弹杆 A ramrod is a long, thin rod which can be used for pushing something into a narrow tube. Ramrods were used, for example, for forcing an explosive substance down the barrel of an old-fashioned gun, or for cleaning the barrel of a gun. （枪的）通条，洗杆，装药棒，推弹杆
2 PHRASE （坐姿或立姿）非常僵直地，直挺挺地 If someone sits or stands like a ramrod or straight as a ramrod, they have a very straight back and appear rather stiff and formal. （坐姿或立姿）非常僵直地，直挺挺地
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...a woman with iron grey hair, high cheekbones and a figure like a ramrod.
一位铁灰色头发、高颧骨、腰板笔直的女士
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...his dashing military moustache and straight-as-a-ramrod back.
他那翘起的小胡子和笔直的背部
3 ADJ [ADJ n] （身体）笔直的，僵直的 If someone has a ramrod back or way of standing, they have a very straight back and hold themselves in a rather stiff and formal way. （身体）笔直的，僵直的
Ramrod is also an adverb.
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