crackdown

/ˈkɹækdaʊn/· noun

政治/外交/军事B2

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Chinese meaning

严yán厉lì打dǎ压yā,整zhěng肃sù行xíng动dòng

突tū然rán采cǎi取qǔ的de严yán厉lì管guǎn制zhì措cuò施shī

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美měi国guó扩kuò大dà对duì伊yī朗lǎng贸mào易yì的de制zhì裁cái打dǎ压yā

Example

Beijing says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ if Washington expands crackdown on business with Tehran

北běi京jīng表biǎo示shì,如rú果guǒ华huá盛shèng顿dùn扩kuò大dà对duì与yǔ德dé黑hēi兰lán有yǒu业yè务wù往wǎng来lái方fāng面miàn的de打dǎ压yā,中zhōng方fāng将jiāng采cǎi取qǔ「一yī切qiè必bì要yào措cuò施shī」

Source: Financial Times · 25 Aug 2026

Background ✎

北běi京jīng警jǐng告gào若ruò美měi国guó扩kuò大dà对duì伊yī朗lǎng贸mào易yì伙huǒ伴bàn的de制zhì裁cái,中zhōng方fāng将jiāng采cǎi取qǔ反fǎn制zhì措cuò施shī。

Roots · etymology

由动词短语crack down转化而来

crack(突然发力)+ down(向下压制)

Collocations

crackdown on / launch a crackdown / crackdown on crime

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