straitjacket

noun · verbC1

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noun

Plural noun:

straitjacketsstrait jacketstrait-jacketstraightjacket

1.
A jacketlike garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving their arms; often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
Đồng nghĩa: straitwaistcoat
2.
(figuratively)(figurative) Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
our ever-increasing bureaucratic straitjacket of regulations
[I]f we remain in one discipline, we remain in a straitjacket; an adequate theory of language evolution requires a lot of interdisciplinary work.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

straitjackets

V_ing/Gerund

straitjacketing

V_ed/pp

straitjacketedstrait jacket

1.
(literally, transitive)To put someone into a straitjacket.
Đồng nghĩa: jacket
2.
(broadly, figuratively, transitive)(figuratively, transitive, by extension) To restrict the freedom of someone or something, either physically or psychologically.

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straitwaistcoatjacketjacket#Verb

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strait-laced

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