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straitjacket
- IPA[ˈstreɪtˌdʒakɪt]
英式
- a strong garment with long sleeves which can be tied together to confine the arms of a violent prisoner or mental patient.;a severe restriction on freedom of action, development, or expression
- restrain with a straitjacket.;impose severely restrictive measures on (a person or activity)
verb: straitjacket, 3rd person present: straitjackets, gerund or present participle: straitjacketing, past tense: straitjacketed, past participle: straitjacketed
noun: straitjacket, plural noun: straitjackets
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a strong garment with long sleeves which can be tied together to confine the arms of a violent prisoner or mental patient.
- ▪ a severe restriction on freedom of action, development, or expression the government is operating in an economic straitjacket
動詞
- 1. restrain with a straitjacket.
- ▪ impose severely restrictive measures on (a person or activity) the treaty should not be used as a tool to straitjacket international trade
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- IPA[ˈstrātˌjakət]
美式
- a strong garment with long sleeves which can be tied together to confine the arms of a violent ...
- restrain with a straitjacket.
Oxford American Dictionary