释义 |
●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。 |