单词 | straitjacket |
释义 | straitjacket straitjacket (ALSO straightjacket) /ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk.ɪt/ noun [C usually singular] F0 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: » Brody was locked in a padded cell and forced to wear a straitjacket.Thesaurus+: ↑Prisons and parts of prisonsThesaurus+: ↑Coats, jackets and cloaksThesaurus+: ↑Science of psychology and psychoanalysis , ↑Mind and personalityF0 DISAPPROVING something that severely limits development or activity in a way that is damaging: » He refused to be fitted into any ideological straitjacket.Thesaurus+: ↑Limiting and restricting , ↑Preventing and impeding |
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