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

• In China the crackdown has gone largely unreported with state media instructed not to go to Prato.
  在中国，此次打击行动基本没有报道，官方媒体接到指令不得前往普拉托。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A crackdown on tax avoidance has not helped.
  打击避税的行动没能发挥预期作用。