| 释义 |
strait·jacket (also straight·jacket) BrE /ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt/NAmE /ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt/ nouna piece of clothing like a jacket with long arms which are tied to prevent the person wearing it from behaving violently. Straitjackets are sometimes used to control people who are mentally ill 约束衣，紧身衣（有时用以束缚精神病患者）(disapproving) a thing that stops sth from growing or developing 束缚；桎梏；约束◆the straitjacket of taxation 纳税的束缚 |