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单词 crackdown
释义
crackdown
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkræk.daʊn/us
/ˈkræk.daʊn/
C2
asituationin which someonestartstodealwithbadorillegalbehaviourin a moresevereway:
制裁；处罚；打击；镇压
There has been aseriesofgovernmentcrackdownsonsafetyinfactories.针对工厂安全问题，政府有一系列的处罚措施。
More examples
  • Thepoliceare having a crackdown oncyclistswithoutlights.
  • Thecompanyis having a crackdown onpersonalinternetuse.
  • Theschoolhasstarteda crackdown onpupilswhoturnup late.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Preventing and impeding
  • anti-jamming
  • avert
  • avoid
  • avoidable
  • bar
  • be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
  • bottleneck
  • derail
  • fireproof
  • hang
  • havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
  • head off
  • hinder
  • hogtie
  • prevent
  • preventable
  • prevention
  • prevention is better than cureidiom
  • preventive
  • scuttle
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(Definition ofcrackdownfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

crackdown| American Dictionary

crackdown
noun[C]
us
/ˈkrækˌdɑʊn/
anactionby anauthoritytostopsomething:
Thegovernmentiscallingfor a crackdown ondriverswhospeedthroughredlights.
(Definition ofcrackdownfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcrackdown

crackdown
But they remained too few and too scattered to undermine the left or to prevent the government's devastatingcrackdownon the union in 1985-86.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, a governmentcrackdownon these annuities makes sense on progressivity grounds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Under a one-party system,crackdownon underworld criminal groups may indiscriminately impinge upon the space for legitimate organized social or political activities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Their wildcat actions undermined the leadership's ability to keep its bargain with the government and risked a repeat of the 1978crackdown.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Charging instead that workers' grievances were based on communist agitation, they argued for acrackdownon radicalism and labor unrest.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Until a recentcrackdown, the piracy of tapes was an endemic problem.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The regime'scrackdownon organized crime may hamper efforts for greater socio-political pluralism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Yet a parallelcrackdownappears to have occurred with respect to the doctrine of predestination.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There has been acrackdownusing cameras in bus lanes and tighter enforcement by traffic wardens.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I believe that there will have to be a securitycrackdownboth north and south of the border.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Direct returns and acrackdownon the countries that make this immigration possible is the only solution.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Ourcrackdownon crime and disorder will help them feel more secure and so feel better.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Although there have been considerable successes as a result of increased surveillance and acrackdown, smuggling is still a huge operation.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are clear that "zero tolerance" does not mean intolerance or indiscriminate crackdowns by the police against the wishes of the community.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Last year, ourcrackdownsaved a record £654 million and caught a record 300,000 people cheating—but prevention is better than detection.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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