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crack /kræk/ ► SEE ALLcrack downcrack down on sb/sthcrack on (with sth) crack up crack upcrack sb up ●ˌcrack ˈdown●ˌcrack ˈdown on sb/sthto try harder to prevent people breaking a rule, using sth harmful, committing a crime, etc. and deal severely with those who do （对…）采取严厉措施；制裁；镇压◆Police are cracking down hard on drug dealers.
警方正在严厉打击毒贩。◆The government is cracking down on misleading food labelling.
政府正采取严厉措施取缔误导性食品标签。SYN clamp down, clamp down on sb/sth[v + adv] [v + adv + prep]▸ ˈcrackdown (on sb/sth) noun
severe action that is taken to prevent people committing a crime, opposing the government, etc. 严惩；制裁；镇压◆a police crackdown on car crime
警方对汽车犯罪的严厉打击●ˌcrack ˈon (with sth) (BrE, informal) to work hard and do sth quickly 努力快干，拼命干（某事）◆We’d better crack on with the painting before it gets dark.
我们最好赶在天黑之前加把劲儿刷完漆。SYN get on (with sth) [v + adv]●ˌcrack ˈup (informal) to become physically or mentally ill because you are under pressure （因压力身体或精神）垮掉，崩溃◆She’s cracking up under the strain.
压力过大，她快要吃不消了。[v + adv]▸ ˈcrack-up noun (NAmE, informal) 1. a period of mental illness caused by pressure 精神崩溃◆She was never the same again after her crack-up.
精神崩溃后她就像换了个人。2. a person who is mentally ill 精神病患者◆endless articles about Hollywood crack-ups
对好莱坞精神病人持续不断的报道3. a situation in which a system or organization stops functioning well or stops being well organized （体系或组织）运转不灵，瓦解◆the crack-up of the conservative movement in the US
美国保守主义运动的衰败●ˌcrack ˈup●ˌcrack sb ˈup (informal) to start laughing a lot; to make sb laugh a lot （使）大笑起来◆Everybody cracked up when he fell over.
他摔了一跤，引起众人一阵哄笑。◆She’s so funny—she cracks me up!
她真滑稽，逗得我捧腹大笑。SYN crease up, crease sb up (BrE) NOTE Not used in the passive. 不用于被动语态。[v + adv] [v + n/pron + adv]
 ●be ˌcracked ˈup to be sth (informal) to be as good, clever, exciting, etc. as people think or say sb/sth is 如同人们想象（或所说）的那样好（或聪明、令人兴奋等）◆Stardom is not all it’s cracked up to be.
当明星并非想象中那样。◆She’s not as good as she’s cracked up to be.
她并不像人们说得那么好。▸ ˈcrack-up noun (NAmE, informal)
a person who is good at making other people laugh 逗趣的人◆She was always the class crack-up.
她在班上总是很风趣。 |