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. 政府陷入了债务困境。