A clampdown is a sudden restriction on a particular activity by a government or other authority.
例句
...a clampdown on the employment of illegal immigrants...对雇用非法移民的打击Ironically, the latest clamp-down has just led to renewed international criticism.让人哭笑不得的是,最近的制裁结果只是导致新一波国际社会的批评。
英汉词典释义
n.
压制;取缔;严禁
If anything, it could create a clampdown on democratic tendencies by regimes in neighbouring countries.如果其主张会产生什么结果的话,那就是会使周边国家的政府对民主潮流进行压制。