Word · Frequency #25074
clampdown
压制；取缔
sudden restriction on an activity
- 1.
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.
突然的压制或惩罚性限制。
突然的压制或惩罚性限制。；压制；取缔
In use
The city is carrying out a clampdown on loud noise from construction sites.
Residents welcomed the clampdown on reckless driving in the neighborhood.
There has been a nationwide clampdown on the sale of unsafe toys.
a clampdown on sth
clampdown 是可数名词，常用单数加不定冠词，后接 on 引出受限制的活动。
The government announced a clampdown on tax evasion.
政府宣布对逃税行为进行取缔。
Common mistakes
The government decided to clampdown on illegal parking.The government decided to clamp down on illegal parking.
clampdown 是名词，表示‘压制/取缔’；表达动作‘取缔’要用动词短语 clamp down。汉语的‘取缔’可作动词，但英语中 clampdown 只能作名词，不能直接当动词用。
The police announced a clampdown of speeding.The police announced a clampdown on speeding.
名词 clampdown 后接介词 on 引出被压制的对象，类似于动词短语 clamp down on。用 of 表示所属关系，不符合该名词的搭配。
There was clampdown on tax evasion last year.There was a clampdown on tax evasion last year.
clampdown 是可数名词，在单数形式前需要冠词 a/an 或 the。汉语没有冠词系统，学习者容易漏掉 a。
Connections
Collocations
- a clampdown on corruption
- 对腐败的严厉打击
- The new mayor promised a clampdown on corruption.新市长承诺严厉打击腐败。
- a government clampdown
- 政府的压制
- A government clampdown on the press followed the protests.抗议活动之后，政府对新闻界进行了压制。
- a security clampdown
- 安全管制
- Residents complained about the security clampdown during the summit.居民抱怨峰会期间的安全管制。
- face a clampdown
- 面临取缔
- Illegal street vendors now face a clampdown.非法街头摊贩如今面临取缔。
- a brutal clampdown
- 残酷镇压
- The regime carried out a brutal clampdown on dissent.该政权对异议人士进行了残酷镇压。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：clamp（夹钳）向下（down）压住，形象地记住'压制、取缔'的意思。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、government announcements、policy discussions clampdown 多用于新闻报道和官方语境，属于中性偏正式；日常口语中较少单独使用，更常用动词短语 clamp down on。
Pronunciation & Spelling
词表中的 down、crackdown、breakdown、countdown、meltdown 都以 /daʊn/ 结尾，与 clampdown /ˈklæmdaʊn/ 的末尾读音一致；但由于重音位置不同，它们不算严格押韵。注意 dawn /dɔːn/ 拼写接近 down /daʊn/，发音不同，不是 clampdown 的韵脚。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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