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

• 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。
• 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。
• Paulson said Thursday that his delegation also will urge China to crackdown on product piracy.
  保尔森星期四说，美国代表团还将敦促中国打击侵犯知识产权的行为。
• 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 nationwide campaign of crackdown on smuggling has achieved remarkable effect, relieving the severe impact on the domestic market from smuggling.
  全国打击走私取得显著成效，缓解了走私对国内市场的严重冲击。
• The crackdown on capital flight an smuggling
  打击资本外逃和走私
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Paramilitary troops have been at the forefront of the crackdown.
  准军事部队已经部署在了最前线。