1N-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. (枪的)通条,洗杆,装药棒,推弹杆
2PHRASE (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. (坐姿或立姿)非常僵直地,直挺挺地
...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
3ADJ [ADJ n](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. (身体)笔直的,僵直的
I don't have the ramrod posture I had when I was in the Navy.