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straitjacket

C1 verb

straitjacket /ˈstɹeɪtˌd͡ʒækɪt/ nghĩa là mặc áo trói

Các nghĩa

  1. mặc áo trói

    To put someone into a straitjacket.

    literally · transitive

    They put Tom in a straitjacket.

    They put him in a straitjacket.

    They put her in a straitjacket.

  2. hạn chế tự do

    To restrict the freedom of someone or something, either physically or psychologically.

    broadly · figuratively · transitive

    she couldnʼt wait to go to college, have a career and leave her parentsʼ straitjacketed lives behind

    A Labour opposition that has straitjacketed its pledges and ambitions with its fears of blowing its strongest chance in years to gain power.

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