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ramrod BrE /ˈræmrɒd/
NAmE /-rɑːd/
●ˌramrod ˈstraight●(as) ˌstraight as a ˈramrod (of a person 人) with a very straight back and looking serious and formal 背挺得直直的（看上去非常严肃郑重）◆As she walked in she could feel the tension in the room, with her mother sitting ramrod straight in her chair.
当她走进来时，她察觉到屋里的紧张气氛，她母亲坐在椅子上，背挺得笔直。 NOTE A ramrod is a long straight piece of iron used in the past to push explosive into a gun. * ramrod 是旧时用以将火药塞入枪管的一根笔直的长铁条。 |