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单词 straitjacket
释义 straitjacket
I. noun
or straightjacket \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
Etymology: strait (I) + jacket
1. : a cover or overgarment of strong material (as canvas) used to bind the body and especially the arms closely in restraining violent motion of an irresponsible person (as one that is insane)
2. : something that restricts or confines like a straitjacket
 < escape the straitjacket of a one-crop economy — D.L.Cohn >
II. transitive verb
or straightjacket \“\
: to confine in or as if in a straitjacket
 < society straitjacketed and enslaved the organic impulses — C.I.Glicksberg >
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