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

• 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。
• Furthermore, a crackdown on income inequality is encouraging flows to leave China illicitly.
  此外，对收入不平等的打击，也鼓励资金通过非法渠道流出中国。
• 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。
• Before the crackdown, groups from Germany and Japan were the biggest buyers of US companies.
  在打击行动开始之前，德国和日本企业是美国企业的最大收购方。
• Japan is getting heavy-handed in its crackdown on smoking.
  日本正加大对吸烟的打击力度。
• The crackdown enjoys public support.
  此次打击非法工人的行动得到了公众的支持。
• Many file-sharing websites have looked for new ways to host content following the recent piracy crackdown.
  许多资源分享网站都在寻找新方法，以应对近来打击盗版之风。
• 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。
• Chinese officials have repeatedly raised the possibility of a terrorist attack and used it to justify a security crackdown.
  中国官员再三提出了恐怖袭击的可能性，并将其作为实行严密安保的理由。
• 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。