| 单词 | to clamp down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto clamp down 3. to clamp down: extracted from clampv.1 a. To press down on; transferred to take strong measures; to become (more) strict; to put a stop to (an undesirable activity, etc.). Const. on. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > suppress, repress, or put down nithereOE adweschOE overtreadOE quellOE to trample or tread under foot (also feet)c1175 adauntc1325 to bear downc1330 oppressc1380 repressc1391 overyoke?a1425 quencha1425 to bear overc1425 supprisec1440 overquell?c1450 farec1460 supprime1490 downbeara1500 stanch1513 undertread1525 downtread1536 suppress1537 to set one's foot on the neck of1557 depress?a1562 overbear1565 surpress1573 trample1583 repose1663 spiflicate1749 sort1815 to trample down1853 to sit on ——1915 to clamp down1924 crack down1940 tamp1959 1924 C. E. Mulford Rustlers' Valley vi. 66 Matt..clamped his own left arm down on the other's right. 1941 H. Flanagan in W. Kozlenko 100 Non-Royalty Radio Plays 69/1 There isn't any money. They clamped down on the expenses. 1945 N. Marsh Died in Wool 25 We've clamped down on it for six months. 1952 Economist 19 July 176 The government clamped down firmly on all political agitation. 1963 Listener 7 Mar. 432/3 The complacent upper class that..clamped down brutally on criminals, exploited servants. b. Of cloud, fog, etc.: to descend very low, so as to prevent flying, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > become cloudy or overcast [verb (intransitive)] > descend low to clamp down1943 1943 C. Lewis Pathfinders 262 The only thing that worried him was the weather. It was clamping down. They couldn't fly through it without instruments. 1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose i. 5 It's clamped down over the mountains. 1959 Punch 13 May 648/3 Make a neat list of constructive under-cover jobs so that when the weather clamps down you needn't waste time. < as lemmas |
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