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单词 straitjacket
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straitjacket

noun
/ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt/
/ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt/
(also straightjacket)
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  1. a 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.
  2. (disapproving) a thing that stops something from growing or developing
    • The government has been caught in the straitjacket of debt.
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