| 释义 |
clamp down on [phrasal verb] clamp down on (someone or something) : to try harder to punish (people who are doing something that is not legal or proper)严惩；严厉打击 Customs officials are clamping down on [=cracking down on] smugglers.海关官员正在严厉打击走私者。 The school should clamp down on students who cut classes.学校应当严惩逃课学生。 : to work harder to stop (a crime)严厉打击（犯罪） The state is clamping down on [=cracking down on] drug trafficking.这个州正在严厉打击毒品交易。 — see also clampdown clamp |