a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle-loading firearm (前装式枪炮的)推弹杆;通条 ■used in similes and metaphors to describe someone's erect or rigid posture [用于明喻和暗喻](人的姿态的)僵直,死板 he held himself ramrod straight. 他身体笔直。 ■(N. Amer.)a foreman or manager, especially one who is a strict disciplinarian (北美)(尤指严厉的)工头;领班;主管人
(ramrodded, ramrodding)
[with obj.](ramrod something through)(chiefly US)force a proposed measure to be accepted or completed quickly (主美)强使通过(提议的措施);迫使接受(提议的措施) they ramrodded through legislation voiding the court injunctions. 他们强行立法废止法院禁令。