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put sb in a straitjacket
straitjacket 作名词，指约束病人或囚犯的紧身衣。
The nurses put the violent patient in a straitjacket.
护士给狂暴的病人穿上了约束衣。
约束衣；束缚衣
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约束衣；束缚衣
a jacket-like garment used to bind a person's arms tightly to restrain them, especially a violent or mentally ill person
The nurses put the violent patient in a straitjacket.
护士给狂暴的病人穿上了约束衣。
一种夹克式服装,袖子很长并可固定,使穿着者无法移动手臂；常用于精神病院以防止病人自伤或伤人。
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.
任何被视为束缚或限制的情况。
Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
The strict dress code put a straitjacket on employees' creativity, leaving little room for personal style.
严格的着装规定束缚了员工的创造力，几乎没有留下展现个人风格的空间。
He finally escaped the straitjacket of his parents' expectations and chose his own career.
他终于挣脱了父母期望的束缚，选择了自己的职业。
Many employees see the fixed nine-to-five schedule as a straitjacket that limits their flexibility.
许多员工认为固定的朝九晚五时间表是一种限制他们灵活性的束缚。
straitjacket 作名词，指约束病人或囚犯的紧身衣。
The nurses put the violent patient in a straitjacket.
护士给狂暴的病人穿上了约束衣。
这是抽象用法，指像紧身衣一样限制自由的事物。
The new rule is a straitjacket of unnecessary restrictions.
这条新规定是一套不必要限制的束缚。
常用于比喻，表示挣脱思想、制度等方面的限制。
Artists must escape the straitjacket of traditional forms.
艺术家必须摆脱传统形式的束缚。
Not this
The new policy is a straightjacket on small businesses.
Use this
The new policy is a straitjacket on small businesses.
straitjacket 由 strait（狭窄、束缚）和 jacket 组成，意为“紧身衣”或“束缚”，与表示“笔直”的 straight 无关；此处应拼写为 straitjacket。
Not this
The government put a straitjacket to the economy.
Use this
The government put a straitjacket on the economy.
表示“给……套上束缚”时，straitjacket 常与介词 on 搭配，构成 put a straitjacket on something，而不用 to。
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给某人穿上约束衣
The nurses had to put the patient in a straitjacket to calm him down.
护士们不得不给病人穿上约束衣，让他平静下来。
规章制度的束缚
Small businesses often complain about the straitjacket of government regulations.
小企业经常抱怨政府规章制度的束缚。
摆脱束缚
She finally escaped the straitjacket of her controlling family.
她终于摆脱了控制欲极强的家庭带来的束缚。
思想束缚；精神枷锁
The traditional curriculum can become a mental straitjacket for creative students.
传统课程可能成为有创造力的学生的思想束缚。
穿着约束衣；受到束缚
He felt he was wearing a straitjacket of social expectations.
他觉得自己受到社会期望的束缚。
规则的束缚
The new policy is a straitjacket of rules that leaves no room for creativity.
新政策是规则的束缚，让人没有创造空间。
官僚主义的束缚
Many entrepreneurs say government regulation has become a bureaucratic straitjacket.
许多企业家说，政府监管已变成官僚主义的束缚。
思想上的束缚
The professor argued that the theory is an intellectual straitjacket preventing new ideas.
教授认为，这一理论是思想上的束缚，阻碍新思想的产生。
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strait 谐音像“紧”，jacket 是上衣；把双臂绑紧在上衣里，就是束缚衣，也比喻束缚。
语域：mixed 常见场景：医疗急救或安全约束场景（字面义）、政策、规章制度讨论（比喻义） 该词通常作名词；字面义指束缚暴力者的紧身约束衣，多见于医疗或应急场合；比喻义指严格限制或束缚人的事物，比较常见于正式或书面讨论。
strait 与 straight 同音 /streɪt/，对应 straitjacket 开头的读音。jacket、racket、packet、bracket 的结尾都拼作 -acket，发 /ækɪt/，与 straitjacket 中第二部分的 /dʒækɪt/ 在元音和尾辅音上相同；但 straitjacket 的重音落在第一个音节，所以这些词不与整个词构成完整押韵。另注意 street /striːt/ 与 strait 拼写相近，读音却不同。
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