strait-jackets

[US]/ˈstraɪtˌdʒækɪt/
[UK]/ˈstraɪtˌdʒækɪt/

Translation

n.(尤指束缚精神病患者手臂用的)约束衣

Phrases & Collocations

strait-jacketed mind

思维僵化

put in a strait-jacket

套上紧身衣

strait-jacket laws

僵化的法律

strait-jacket approach

刻板的方法

like a strait-jacket

像紧身衣一样

strait-jacketed system

僵化的体系

escape a strait-jacket

摆脱束缚

strait-jacketed ideas

僵化的想法

wearing a strait-jacket

穿着紧身衣

strait-jacketed thinking

思维受限

Example Sentences

the rigid rules felt like a strait-jacket on his creativity.

那些严格的规章制度像紧身衣一样束缚了他的创造力。

she felt trapped in a corporate strait-jacket, longing for freedom.

她觉得自己被公司规章制度束缚住了,渴望自由。

the new policy imposed a financial strait-jacket on the department.

新政策对部门施加了财政上的紧身衣。

he escaped the strait-jacket of traditional thinking and pursued innovation.

他摆脱了传统思维的束缚,追求创新。

the legal system can sometimes feel like a bureaucratic strait-jacket.

法律体系有时会让人感觉像一个官僚主义的紧身衣。

they broke free from the strait-jacket of convention and started a new business.

他们摆脱了传统惯例的束缚,并创办了一家新公司。

the band refused to be put in a strait-jacket by record label demands.

乐队拒绝被唱片公司要求所束缚。

the artist chafed against the strait-jacket of the gallery's aesthetic.

这位艺术家对画廊美学的束缚感到不耐烦。

the government’s economic policies were a tight strait-jacket for small businesses.

政府的经济政策对小型企业来说是一种严格的束缚。

he wanted to avoid the strait-jacket of a pre-determined career path.

他想避免一条预先确定的职业道路的束缚。

the project was stifled by a rigid strait-jacket of procedures.

项目被严格的程序束缚住了,无法发展。

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