单词 | straightjacket |
释义 | straightjacket From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstraightjacketstraight‧jack‧et /ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt/ noun [countable]x-refanother spelling of straitjacketExamples from the Corpusstraightjacket• But in practice, for the great majority of schools, the selection procedure acted as a straightjacket.• It was like being in a straightjacket.• The parliamentary straightjacket which the Labour Party had placed itself in was inimical to violent change. |
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