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crackdown

/krak-doun/US // ˈkrækˌdaʊn //

严厉打击,打击,严打,严厉查处

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the severe or stern enforcement of regulations, laws, etc., as to root out abuses or correct a problem.

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Examples

  • The latest crackdown by Nigeria’s central bank on cryptocurrency has elicited outrage and confusion in a country where virtual currency has boomed in the last five years.

  • Behind the scenes, marketers have been scrambling for answers in the days following Apple’s “early spring” deadline for its crackdown on companies using its Identifiers for Advertisers to track people.

  • The Kremlin said that the crackdown was appropriate and that the protests were led by “hooligans and provocateurs.”

  • Thousands have left their homes amid fears of a crackdown from Beijing.

  • With the authorities’ crackdown on FBK, she is well aware of the risks she faces.

  • A crackdown on a Tiananmen scale is on many minds, even if no one has the foggiest idea what Beijing is planning.

  • In total, nine infants have reportedly seized by the military in the crackdown.

  • “It dealt with the consequences of the Green Movement crackdown and how it affected the lives of a family,” said Panahi.

  • In other words, make fireworks less available for home misuse and develop an ever tougher crackdown on drunk drivers.

  • Florida, which began a pill mill crackdown in 2010, saw a 50 percent decrease in overdose deaths from oxycodone in 2012.

  • Then there was a crackdown on Catholics, with houses being searched for hiding places for priests.