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。
• 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。
• Police are launching a new crackdown on drug users.
  警方正在对吸毒者进行新一轮的打击。
• 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。
• Paramilitary troops have been at the forefront of the crackdown.
  准军事部队已经部署在了最前线。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The crackdown enjoys public support.
  此次打击非法工人的行动得到了公众的支持。