Strait-jacket
[医] 约束衣
📖 牛津释义
strait-jacket
n
1 strong jacket-like garment put on a violent person (esp one who is mentally ill) to stop him struggling by restricting the arms 约束衣（尤指束缚精神病患者手臂用的）.2 (fig derog 比喻, 贬) thing that stops growth or development 妨碍生长或发展的事物; 束缚; 约束; 限制
the strait-jacket of repressive taxation 苛捐杂税的桎梏. strait-jacket, v [Tn]
1 put a strait-jacket on (sb) 给（某人）穿约束衣.
2 (fig 比喻) restrict the growth or development of (sth) 限制（某事物）的生长或发展; 束缚（某事物）
feel strait-jacketed by poverty 感到受贫困掣肘
feel strait-jacketed by the lack of government subsidy 因缺少政府补贴而感到捉襟见肘.
🧩 词语组成解析
jacket
['dʒækɪt]
n. 短上衣，夹克;土豆皮;书籍的护封;文件套，公文夹;
vt. 给…穿夹克;给…装护套;给…包上护封;〈口〉打;
🗣️ 情景例句
Catching a fish is a lot more complicated than just throwing a worm in the water.
钓鱼可不是把鱼饵抛进水里那么简单。
Do not swap horses when crossing a stream.
处在危难中，不宜大更动。
They all went up some narrow steps into a large room.
他们全都登上这些狭窄的台阶，接着进入一个大房间。