crackdown

US: /ˈkɹækˌdaʊn/
UK: /kɹˈækda‍ʊn/


English Vietnamese dictionary


crackdown
  • danh từ
    • sự trừng trị thẳng tay, biện pháp thẳng tay hơn

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
~ (on sb/sth) severe action taken to restrict the activities of criminals or of people opposed to the government or authorities: a military crackdown on student protesters + Police officers are confident their successful crackdown on crime will continue.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

bloody, violent | army, government, military, police

VERB + CRACKDOWN

promise, threaten | call for, demand, order
The government has ordered a crackdown on truancy.
| have, launch, mount

PREP.

~ on
They're having a crackdown on private phone calls from the office.