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单词 straitjacket
释义 straitjacket
straitjacket (ALSO straightjacket) /ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk.ɪt/ noun [C usually singular]
1
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 personality
2
F0 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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