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crack down
phrasal verb with crackverbuk /kræk/ us /kræk/
C2
to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way: 制裁；处罚；打击；镇压
Police organized operations to crack down in the area's most dangerous neighbourhoods.
The government is trying to crack down, but that risks shifting the activity towards underground money exchangers.
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crack down | American Dictionary
crack down
phrasal verb with crackverbus/kræk/
to take strong action to stop something:
The law limits engine idling to four minutes, but there aren’t enough police officers to crack down on the problem.
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