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单词 crackdown
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crackdownnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈkræk.daʊn/us/ˈkræk.daʊn/

C2 a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way:

There has been a series of government crackdowns on safety in factories.

More examples

  • The police are having a crackdown on cyclists without lights.
  • The company is having a crackdown on personal internet use.
  • The school has started a crackdown on pupils who turn up late.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Preventing and impeding

  • avert
  • avoid
  • avoidable
  • bar
  • be a drag on sb/sth idiom
  • block sth out
  • blot
  • bottleneck
  • derail
  • fireproof
  • hold out on sb
  • hold sb/sth back
  • holding pattern
  • impede
  • impedimenta
  • prevention is better than cure idiom
  • preventive
  • prohibit
  • pull
  • pull the rug from under sb's feet idiom

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crackdownnoun [ C ]

us/ˈkrækˌdɑʊn/

an action by an authority to stop something:

The government is calling for a crackdown on drivers who speed through red lights.
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