单词 | clamp down |
释义 | clamp down (once / 10854 pages) v WORD FAMILY clamp down: clamped down, clamping down, clamps down USAGE EXAMPLESBut the Raiders clamped down on defense and allowed two baskets over the ensuing five minutes. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Did Dallas clamp down on Young, or did the Lakers get away from the game plan? Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) The program rapidly expanded in the 1970s and the federal government clamped down and kicked nearly a half-million people off the rolls. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) v repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) The police clamped down on illegal drugs Syn|Hyper crack down bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel place limits on (extent or access) |
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