英语词汇“clamp down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	clamp down
释义	Trends of clamp down View usage for: clamp down phrasal verb To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them. [journalism] Police are clamping down on drivers who exceed the speed limit. [VERB PARTICLE + on] Banking regulators failed to clamp down until earlier this month. [VERB PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for clamp clamp down in British English verb (intr, adverb; often foll by on) 1. to behave repressively; attempt to repress something regarded as undesirable noun clampdown 2. a sudden restrictive measure Examples of 'clamp down' in a sentence clamp down Mother didn't clamp down on him nearly hard enough if you ask me...' Jo inspected her beer bottle. Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002) I could feel myself lshivering slightly and had to clamp down hard on my teeth to keep them from chattering. Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVES 'One or two still seemed to be functioning, but I know the official party line is to clamp down on religious observances of any sort. Jack Higgins THE KEYS OF HELL (2002) Chinese translation of 'clamp down' clamp down vi 强(強)行限制 (qiángxíng xiànzhì) See clamp Nearby words of clamp down clam up clamber clamp clamp down clamp down on clan clap Related terms of clamp down clamp down on
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