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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In essence this is a crackdown on undocumented migrants and criminalizes them.
  这个措施是对非法移工的打击和入罪化。
• But in2009 the police launched a crackdown which has seriously disrupted the gang's operations.
  但是在2009年，警方执行了一次重大行动来打击犯罪活动。
• Schools and religious organisations say the crackdown is pushing American volunteers with signing authority over accounts to stand down.
  学校和宗教组织表示，此项打击政策已经使得很多签署了授权账户的美国志愿者辞了工作。
• China has made notable progress in its crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement following months-long campaigns.
  中国在持续月余的打击网络盗版和侵权行动中取得显著成效。
• Paramilitary troops have been at the forefront of the crackdown.
  准军事部队已经部署在了最前线。
• 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。