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

• The crackdown enjoys public support.
  此次打击非法工人的行动得到了公众的支持。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mr Brown wants a crackdown on tax havens and a global deal to curb bankers 'pay.
  布朗希望制裁避税天堂，并就限制银行家薪酬达成全球协议。
• 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。
• Intra-Asian investors are also feeling the heat, as Thailand's crackdown shows.
  正如泰国打压措施所表明的那样，亚洲内部的投资者也感受到了威胁。
• In essence this is a crackdown on undocumented migrants and criminalizes them.
  这个措施是对非法移工的打击和入罪化。
• The crackdown has elements of xenophobia, says one foreign diplomat in Kuala Lumpur.
  此次打击非法工人行动有排外的成分，一位驻吉隆坡的外国外交官表示。
• A crackdown on a few tax havens, just decided by the G20, is important.
  20刚刚做出的打击少数避税天堂的决定十分重要。