crackdown

英 [ˈkrækdaʊn]

美 [ˈkrækdaʊn]

n.  严厉的打击; 镇压

复数：crackdowns　

Collins.2 / BNC.13276 / COCA.9337

牛津词典

noun

• 严厉的打击；镇压
  severe action taken to restrict the activities of criminals or of people opposed to the government or sb in authority
  1. a military crackdown on student protesters
     对抗议的学生实行的军事镇压
  2. a crackdown on crime
     对犯罪的严厉打击

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 严惩;严厉打击;镇压
  Acrackdownis strong official action that is taken to punish people who break laws.
  1. ...anti-government unrest that ended with the violent army crackdown.
     最终被军队严厉镇压的反政府动乱

英英释义

noun

• severely repressive actions

双语例句

• We were expecting an even more severe crackdown.
  我们当时预计会有更为严厉的制裁行动。
• The EU also staged a crackdown on harmful tax practices, including unequal treatment of residents and non-residents.
  欧盟还对有害税收行为进行了打击，其中包括对居民和非居民的不公平对待。
• Our next PR blunder: crackdown and stifling surveillance of western Muslims.
  我们的另一个公关蠢行：对西方的穆斯林展开打压和令人窒息的监控。
• Last year I devoted myself to only one task: a crackdown on crime.
  去年我只做了一件事：打击刑事犯罪分子。
• But in2009 the police launched a crackdown which has seriously disrupted the gang's operations.
  但是在2009年，警方执行了一次重大行动来打击犯罪活动。
• The penalties come as some investors have been predicting a crackdown on illegal trading activities.
  此际，一些投资者一直预计监管部门将出台打击违法交易活动的规定。
• There has been no press coverage of the crackdown, and the government has been quiet about casualties.
  没有关于打击行动的新闻报导，政府对伤亡情况也守口如瓶。
• Japan is getting heavy-handed in its crackdown on smoking.
  日本正加大对吸烟的打击力度。
• Even in a crackdown on gambling, the US is not alone.
  即使在打击赌博方面，也不止是美国一个国家。
• Of course there are political reasons and scores to settle, but the crackdown has changed behavior.
  当然，打击腐败存在多种政治理由，也能得到政治得分，但是打击活动已经改变了行为。