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

• Furthermore, a crackdown on income inequality is encouraging flows to leave China illicitly.
  此外，对收入不平等的打击，也鼓励资金通过非法渠道流出中国。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many file-sharing websites have looked for new ways to host content following the recent piracy crackdown.
  许多资源分享网站都在寻找新方法，以应对近来打击盗版之风。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• A crackdown on tax avoidance has not helped.
  打击避税的行动没能发挥预期作用。
• 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。