| 单词 | crackdown |
| 释义 | crackdown (krækdaʊn ) Word forms: crackdowns countable noun A crackdown is strong official action that is taken to punish people who break laws. ...anti-government unrest that ended with the violent army crackdown. Synonyms: clampdown, crushing, repression, suppression Collocations: announce a crackdown Earlier this month the site announced a crackdown on the use of copyrighted music. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The scandal is the biggest since the country's new leadership announced a crackdown on bribery and corruption. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Our investigation will shock the Government, which announced a crackdown on trafficking yesterday. The Sun (2006) Nationwide protests were met by a brutal crackdown that left more than a hundred people dead and thousands in jail. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A brutal government crackdown has been taking place there, with civilians caught up in the violence. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The protests showed that the Green Movement remains robust, despite the regime's brutal crackdown over the past six months. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It comes as we demand a crackdown on greedy fuel giants. The Sun He demands a crackdown on thousands of people working in shops, cafes and baggage depots. The Sun And she demanded a crackdown on cheap treats in supermarkets. The Sun Demanding a crackdown on the sale of the capsules he said that manufacturers knew they were bought for weight control. The Sun The revelation comes in a report by microbiologists demanding a crackdown. The Sun The move comes amid a general government crackdown on benefit fraud. Times, Sunday Times (2013) What do you think of the government crackdown on tax avoidance? Times, Sunday Times (2014) At least 32 people have been killed in the government crackdown. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The latest crackdown began following ethnic riots in the region in 2008. Times,Sunday Times China detained or called in for questioning more than 130 lawyers in its latest crackdown this month, according to activists. Times, Sunday Times The latest crackdown follows a failed legal challenge by networks. The Sun He suspects the latest crackdown has been motivated by the forthcoming congressional elections - politicians want to 'warm up' evangelical voters. Times, Sunday Times Accountants using complex offshore financial structures face having to alert the taxman to them in the latest crackdown on evasion. Times, Sunday Times After she was killed by her uncle's illegal pitbull, police launched a crackdown on dangerous dogs. The Sun (2009) The regime hijacked the poll and then launched a savage crackdown on the protests that followed. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Gun dealers are set to face life in prison as ministers launch a major crackdown on networks that fuel horrific gang crime. The Sun (2011) The military crackdown that followed has been widely criticised, particularly because of the use of birdshot to repel protesters. Times, Sunday Times An earlier investigation was ordered into the post-ballot military crackdown in which soldiers fired live rounds at fleeing demonstrators and passersby, leaving six people dead. Times, Sunday Times In response, the colonial government ordered a military crackdown. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Commanders in other areas failed, and the plot was answered by a military crackdown. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government warned of a military crackdown amid ongoing protests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He, therefore, considered it to be a law and order issue and order a crackdown leading to police firing in some areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government ordered a crackdown on tax cheats, too, appointing a former counterterrorism prosecutor to enforce the collection of money owed to the state. Times, Sunday Times Ministers have ordered a crackdown on truancy and absence from primary schools after a rise in the number of pupils not turning up to class. Times, Sunday Times Regulators ordered a crackdown and hundreds of titles were pulled down or put behind age-verification checks. Times, Sunday Times They have now ordered a crackdown after monitoring coverage. The Sun Investigation into a police crackdown on the city's nightlife. Times, Sunday Times Many were detained in a recent police crackdown, but some could be released because they have high-level supporters in the government. Globe and Mail A police crackdown on drivers with defective eyesight has begun. Times, Sunday Times Online activists' calls for support against the police crackdown increased the number of sit-in protesters by the evening. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unlike previous protests, there was no large scale police crackdown. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The Government has promised a crackdown on tax dodgers. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Ministers have shut down no extremist websites, despite promising a crackdown. The Sun (2009) A promised crackdown by the police means that it will become harder to get away with not buying insurance. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Much of the decline was explained away by analysts as the effect of a recent crackdown on deceptive invoicing practices. Times, Sunday Times The street where he died has been at the centre of a recent crackdown on antisocial behaviour. The Sun The recent crackdown has forced some to abandon their journey. Times, Sunday Times Nor has he spoken out against the recent crackdown on dissent and on the freedom of the press. Times, Sunday Times But he baldly denied that he had curtailed the freedom of expression, despite recent crackdowns on the media and demonstrations. Times, Sunday Times The regulatory crackdown will clear out all but a handful of its rivals in a payday market serving up to three million people. Times, Sunday Times Others are thought to be scared off by the impending regulatory crackdown. Times, Sunday Times But some very thoughtful bankers are deeply concerned about the consequences of the regulatory crackdown. Times, Sunday Times It said that it had set aside hundreds of millions of euros to cover a likely regulatory crackdown on its diesel vehicles. Times, Sunday Times Fears of a regulatory crackdown have also held the shares back. Times, Sunday Times A security crackdown will not, on its own, be enough. Times, Sunday Times The confiscations suggest that a security crackdown has brought results. Times, Sunday Times A security crackdown has been under way for months with dozens of reformist journalists arrested and several news outlets shut down. Times, Sunday Times He insisted that there would be no security crackdown and that elections would go ahead in a free and fair manner next month. Times, Sunday Times The subsequent security crackdown has been accompanied by a general clean-up and a rounding-off of the city's rougher edges. Times, Sunday Times The president ordered a violent crackdown on protesters against his rule. Times, Sunday Times And that, if he didn't succeed in getting them to leave, there could well be a violent crackdown. Times, Sunday Times The development comes after three months of a violent crackdown on demonstrators demanding greater freedoms and democracy. Times, Sunday Times The violent crackdown on attempted displays of dissent was brutal to a degree that can be no surprise by now, and yet it had new ugly twists. Times, Sunday Times However, his reputation was dented last year by a blatantly rigged election involving a violent crackdown on opposition supporters. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 严惩措施 Japanese: 取り締まり |
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