clampdown
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++clamp·down /ˈklæmpdaʊn/ noun [countable usually singular] PREVENTsudden firm action that is taken to reduce crime 严禁；取缔；镇压，压制clampdown on a clampdown on drug dealers 对贩毒者的严厉打击
Examples from the Corpus
clampdown• Black opposition leaders are arrested, a press clampdown begins and resistance is strangled.• A massive security clampdown aimed at restoring order resulted in major bloodshed, particularly in the capital, Baku.• In mid-1990, martial law was formally lifted but the security clampdown remains currently in force.• Human rights observers said it was the most swingeing clampdown that the world had known on the free use of cyberspace.• If the military were to seize power under Bourbollon, the clampdown would be fierce.clampdown on• The governor has ordered a clampdown on illegal immigration.From Longman Business Dictionaryclampdownclamp‧down /ˈklæmpdaʊn/ noun [countable usually singular] sudden action in order to stop something from happening or control it much more strictlyThe UK government is launching a clampdown on internet casino advertisements.clamp·down nounChineseSyllable
Corpus action reduce taken firm to crime Business that is sudden
clampdown
clamp‧down /ˈklæmpdaʊn/
noun [countable usually singular]
sudden firm action that is taken to reduce crime
clampdown on
a clampdown on drug dealers
clamp‧down /ˈklæmpdaʊn/
noun [countable usually singular]sudden firm action that is taken to reduce crime
clampdown on