ramrod

[英] [ˈræmrɔd] [美] [ˈræmˌrɑd] 生词本

n.

adj.

  • 易混淆的单词:Ramrod  
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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. 
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. 
  • ...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

  • ...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 (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. 
  • I don't have the ramrod posture I had when I was in the Navy.

    我现在没有当海军时那样笔挺的身姿了。

  • Ramrod is also an adverb.
    • At 75, she's still ramrod straight.

      她已经75岁了,腰板仍然笔直。

Noun

1. a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm

2. a harshly demanding overseer

3. a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm

体育

  • 1.舂杆