英和和英

動詞

crack down (third-person singular simple present cracks down, present participle cracking down, simple past and past participle cracked down)

1. (idiomatic, often with 'on') To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before.

   Coordinate term: clamp down

   The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.

   At this point they're hoping that the government will crack down and will put an end to deceptive rental offerings.

   • 2009, Kevin J. Anderson, The Ashes of Worlds:

     He wished he had tens of thousands more troops under Andez's control so he could round up every one of these demonstrators. But it was futile to continue cracking down. The stunnings, beatings and arrests had only inflamed them further.

派生語

• crackdown (noun)

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈkɹækdaʊn/

名詞

crackdown (countable and uncountable, plural crackdowns)

1. Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.

   Coordinate term: clampdown

   • 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 11 August 2020, retrieved 21 June 2013:

     After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.

   • 2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC‎, archived from the original on 25 November 2023:

     In the last two years crackdowns on various sectors of the economy, as well as prominent Chinese businessmen, have caused uncertainty. These have recently widened to include foreign nationals and firms, heightening worries in the international business community.