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. 约束衣,紧身衣(有时用以束缚精神病患者) - (disapproving)
a thing that stops something from growing or developing 束缚;桎梏;约束 The government has been caught in the straitjacket of debt. 政府被债务的束缚住了。