straightjacket

1. But in contrast to The Founding of a Republic, which easily distracted the audience all the way through, Bodyguards and Assassins focuses on the story, thereby avoiding the straightjacket of having only the stars on display.
   但是，与无法让观众关注剧情的《建国大业》相比，《十月围城》更强调剧情本身。因此，该剧避免了只展出明星这一束缚。
2. A: First of all, it's a free world and people can do what they want. I'm not proposing we put the straightjacket on these things.
   答：首先，这是一个自由的世界，人们可以做自己想做的事，我不是建议要给这些东西戴上紧箍咒。
3. The policy of the annually balanced budget represents a rigid straightjacket.
   年度平衡预算的政策是一种刻板的束缚。

noun

1. a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person

   Synonym:    straitjacket