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词汇 straitjacket
释义 straitjacket
noun[ Cusually singular ]
(alsostraightjacket)uk /ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk.ɪt/ us /ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk.ɪt/
a strong piece of special clothing that ties the arms to the body and is used for limiting the movements of dangerous prisoners and mentally ill patients whose behaviour is violent: (用于约束危险的罪犯和精神病人的)约束衣
Brody was locked in a padded cell and forced to wear a straitjacket.布罗迪被锁在软壁囚室里,被迫穿着约束衣。
 
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disapproving
something that severely limits development or activity in a way that is damaging: 束缚,桎梏
He refused to be fitted into any ideological straitjacket.他不愿受到任何意识形态的束缚。
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straitjacket | American Dictionary


straitjacket
noun[ C ]
(alsostraightjacket, us/ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk·ɪt/)us/ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk·ɪt/
a special item of clothing like a coat that ties the arms to the body and limits the movement of a violent or mentally ill person
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