crackdown

crackdown — 名詞

1. the use of sudden, severe measures by authorities — the police, a government, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

取締；打壓

對不法行為採取嚴厲措施

the use of sudden, severe measures by authorities — the police, a government, or similar bodies — to stop illegal or disapproved behaviour; for example, when police arrest many drug sellers at once, or when a city fines every shop that breaks safety rules.

例句

The city government announced a crackdown on illegal street vendors last week.

市政府上週宣布將取締非法路邊攤販。

collocation: crackdown + on + [target]

Élise welcomed the police crackdown on drunk driving in her neighborhood.

Élise 很歡迎警方在她住家附近取締酒駕。

noun phrase: police crackdown on [offence]

常見搭配
  • launch a crackdown
  • face a crackdown
  • call for a crackdown
  • brutal crackdown
  • harsh crackdown
  • security crackdown
  • police crackdown
  • government crackdown
  • crackdown on crime
  • crackdown on corruption
  • crackdown on protesters
同義詞
  • clampdown

    very similar in meaning; slightly less forceful in tone, often used for rules rather than physical force

  • suppression

    more general; suggests preventing something from being seen or heard, not necessarily through arrests or penalties

  • repression

    much stronger connotation of cruelty and human-rights violations; usually reserved for political contexts

反義詞
  • leniency

    a relaxed or forgiving attitude instead of strict punishment

  • tolerance

    allowing behaviour to continue without intervention

文法句型

crackdown + on + [something]

用法筆記

Typically used with on + target (crime, practice, or group). Subject is usually an authority (government, police, school). Frequently found in news reporting.

常見錯誤

The police made a crackdown of illegal parking.
The police launched a crackdown on illegal parking.
The correct preposition after crackdown is on, not of.
There was a crackdown for drugs in the city.
There was a crackdown on drugs in the city.
Use on to introduce the target of the crackdown, not for.
片語動詞

crack down

phrasal verb

to use firm measures against people who are breaking rules or laws, stopping or reducing their behaviour — for instance, when a school starts punishing students who arrive late, or when inspectors close shops that sell unsafe food.

採取嚴厲措施；打壓；取締

The government is cracking down on factories that dump waste into the river.

School officials cracked down on bullying after the cafeteria incident last month.

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常用片語

  • launch a crackdown
  • call for a crackdown
  • face a crackdown
  • carry out a crackdown

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