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straitjacket

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n.紧身衣

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动词过去式:straitjacketed 过去分词:straitjacketed 现在分词:straitjacketing 第三人称单数:straitjackets

straitjacket


n[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: strait 'narrow, tight' ( STRAIT) + jacket]
a special piece of clothing that prevents someone from moving their arms, used to control someone who is being violent or, in the past, someone who was mentally ill
something such as a law or set of ideas that puts very strict or unfair limits on someone
 the straitjacket of censorship