| 词汇 | ramrod straight |
| 释义 | ramrod straightHaving a very erect posture, typically accompanied by a serious or formal demeanor. He sat ramrod straight at the table, glowering at me throughout the meal. She's always ramrod straight during class, studiously taking notes. ˌramrod ˈstraight,(as) ˌstraight as a ˈramrod(of a person) with a very straight back and looking serious and formal: As she walked in she could feel the tension in the room, with her mother sitting ramrod straight in her chair.A ramrod is a long straight piece of iron used in the past to push explosive into a gun. |
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