straitjacket
英['streɪtdʒækɪt]
美[ˈstretˌdʒækɪt]
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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(用以约束行为狂暴者的)约束服,紧身衣
A straitjacket is a special jacket used to tie the arms of a violent person tightly around their body.
例句
Occasionally his behavior became so uncontrollable that he had to be placed in a straitjacket.
他的行为偶尔会变得如此失控,不得不给他穿上约束服。
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约束;桎梏;束缚
If you describe an idea or a situation as a straitjacket, you mean that it is very limited and restricting.
例句
The national curriculum must be a guide, not a straitjacket.
国家课程设置必须是指导性的,而不是约束性的。
...the ideological straitjacket of religious fundamentalism.
原教旨主义对意识形态的束缚
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