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zero tolerance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌzero ˈtolerance noun [uncountable]  a way of dealing with crime in which every person who breaks the law, even in a very small way, is punished as severely as possible 零容忍,零宽容〔指对违法者不论情节轻重一律严惩的做法〕 a policy of zero tolerance in inner-city areas 旧城区的零容忍政策
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zero toleranceBut if the speeds aren't going to be cut by zero tolerance, even they would find it hard to support.The school board has a policy of zero tolerance for students caught with drugs.This zero tolerance for disease has led to a zero tolerance for animals.
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zero tolerance
ˌzero ˈtolerance noun [uncountable]
a way of dealing with crime in which every person who breaks the law, even in a very small way, is punished as severely as possible:
    a policy of zero tolerance in inner-city areas


zero toleranceBrE /ˌzɪərəʊ ˈtɒlərəns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌzɪroʊ ˈtɑːlərəns/ 🔊, /ˌziːroʊ ˈtɑːlərəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the policy of applying laws very strictly so that people are punished even for offences that are not very serious 零容忍政策(指对轻微过失都不予放过的严厉执法政策)