| 词组 | crack down |
| 释义 | Idiom crack down (on someone or something) Theme: CONTROL to be hard on someone or something; to enforce a rule or law more strenuously.They are cracking down on speeding around here.It's about time they cracked down. Idiom crack downcrack down (on someone/something) to take strong action to stop something bad from continuing.The university is taking steps to crack down on underage drinking on campus.Countries that used to ignore terrorist groups in their midst are starting to crack down. Phr V crack down cracks, cracking, cracked crack down if someone in authority {e.g. police, government} cracks down, they start treating people much more strictly in order to try to stop them from doing things they should not dousually + onThe police are cracking down on drug traffickers.The parents are demanding that teachers should crack down on bad behaviour in the classroom. crackdown noun usually + ona crackdown on tax-dodgers crack down verb 1 to repress; to suppress by draconian means, especially used of campaigns against lawless persons or acts. Usually before 'on' or 'upon' UK, 1940. 2 in horse racing, to be determined to win a race US, 1994 crack down if people in authority crack down on an illegal activity, they become much stricter about making people obey the law, in order to stop it from happening - used in news reports+on Interior Minister Jean-Louis Debre wants to crack down on illegal immigration. The Mexican authorities have been cracking down on drug-related crime. He accused them of failing to crack down on terrorist organizations.■ SIMILAR TO: clamp downcrackdown n C when people in authority become much stricter about something in order to prevent it from happening+on a crackdown on drug trafficking crack down1. verb To address or control something more strictly than in the past. After years of leniency, the school is finally cracking down on plagiarism. 2. noun A period of stricter control of something. When used as a noun, the phrase is usually written as one word. After years of leniency, there's finally been a crackdown on plagiarism at the school. crack down (on someone or something)to put limits on someone or something; to become strict about enforcing rules about someone or something. The police cracked down on the street gangs. They cracked down once last year too. crack downAct more forcefully to regulate, repress, or restrain. For example, The police cracked down on speeding. [1930s] crack downv. 1. To increase the intensity or severity involved in preventing or regulating something: The police are cracking down on drunk driving and issuing stiffer penalties. The police cracked down after the murder last week. 2. To increase the intensity or severity involved in punishing or repressing someone: The government has cracked down on protesters. |
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