1757, literally "a rod used in ramming" (the charge of a gun), from ram (v.) + rod. Used figuratively for straightness or stiffness from 1939, also figuratively for formality, primness (ramroddy is in Century Dictionary, 1902). The verb is 1948, from the noun. Related: Ramrodded; ramrodding.
雙語例句
1. At 75, she's still ramrod straight.
她已經(jīng)75歲了，腰板仍然筆直。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I don't have the ramrod posture I had when I was in the Navy.
我現(xiàn)在沒有當海軍時那樣筆挺的身姿了。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The soldiers stood at ramrod attention.
士兵們筆直地立正.
來自辭典例句
4. She sat there stiff as a ramrod.
她筆直地端坐在那兒.
來自辭典例句
5. Xiangzi stood there , straight as a ramrod . As usual , he could think of nothing to say.