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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 |