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- a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle-loading firearm（前装式枪炮的）推弹杆; 通条。
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- used in similes and metaphors to describe someone's erect or rigid posture用于明喻和暗喻（人的姿态的）僵直, 死板：
he held himself ramrod straight.
他身体笔直地站着。
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- N. Amer. a foreman or manager, especially one who is a strict disciplinarian〈北美〉（尤指严厉的）工头; 领班; 主管人。
(ramrodded, ramrodding)with obj.(ramrod something through)
- chiefly US force a proposed measure to be accepted or completed quickly〈主美〉强使通过（提议的措施）; 迫使接受（提议的措施）：
they ramrodded through legislation voiding the court injunctions.
他们强行立法废止法院禁令。