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 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。
• 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。
• Paramilitary troops have been at the forefront of the crackdown.
  准军事部队已经部署在了最前线。
• 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。
• 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。
• Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has called for a crackdown on government corruption.
  安哥拉总统若泽·爱德华多·多斯桑托斯号召对政府腐败进行压制。
• 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。
• 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。