The Italians are busting out of the corset of the Maastricht agreement.意大利人正在挣脱马斯特里赫特条约的限制。

Established genres such as crime fiction bring with them a corset of conventions that both support and confine the writer.既有体裁——如犯罪小说——带来的一套严格的传统俨如紧身衣, 既为作家提供了支撑, 也同时把作家箍得紧紧的。

Women had to corset themselves cruelly to achieve those tiny waists.以前女人们得毫不留情给自己穿上紧身褡, 好束出诸如此般不盈一握的腰身。

Tennis matches have to be corseted into TV schedules.网球赛的播出不得不受电视节目时间表的限制。