单词 | ramrod |
释义 | ramrodWord family nounrammerramcatramjetram-raidingramrodramadjectiverammish Weaponsram·rod /ˈræmrɒd $ -rɑːd/ noun [countableC] 1. straight/stiff as a ramrod BENDsitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff 腰杆笔直的,挺立的 Examples from the Corpus straight/stiff as a ramrod• Said he was as stiff as a ramrod and would get nowhere, but he's pretty hard on people anyway. 2. PMWa stick for cleaning a gun or pushing gunpowder into an old-fashioned gun 〔老式枪的〕擦枪通条;推弹杆 Examples from the Corpus ramrod• Said he was as stiff as a ramrod and would get nowhere, but he's pretty hard on people anyway.• Straight as a ramrod, Herbie marched to the bar.• Connerly became the ramrod on anti-affirmative action legislation.• He slid the ramrod out, jammed it down the long barrel, then pulled it free.• It was her father she looked for, and there he was, ramrod straight, a head above the rest.• They were scared men, even Schiller was ramrod straight in his seat. |
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