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straitjacket [ˈstreıtdʒækıt] N

straitjacket

(束缚疯人或犯人双臂的)约束衣 yuēshùyī

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She wakes to find herself in a straitjacket, and screams. en.wikipedia.org

And they should not be forced to strike within the straitjacket of a preset timetable. en.wikipedia.org

He opposed the use of chains to control; yet used the straitjacket on patients at times. en.wikipedia.org

These economies would not fit the colonial straitjacket when efforts were made to renew the links. en.wikipedia.org

Techniques such as ankle and wrist restraints, physical coercion, and straitjackets were used. en.wikipedia.org

After flinging his body in the air, he escaped from the straitjacket. en.wikipedia.org

She is drugged and placed in a straitjacket. en.wikipedia.org

For publicity, on more than one occasion, they both performed straitjacket escapes while dangling upside-down from the roof of a building. en.wikipedia.org

The straitjacket's effectiveness as a restraint makes it of special interest in escapology. en.wikipedia.org

They were caught in the straitjacket of their history, and the realisation that this time was different came too late. en.wikipedia.org

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