1.shut (sth) down (使)关张,停业,倒闭,关闭,停止运转
例句:The computer system will be shut down over the weekend.
计算机系统周末关闭。
2.crush 1.镇压;(用暴力)制伏 2. 破坏,毁坏(某人的信心或幸福)
例句:The army was sent in to crush the rebellion.
军队被派去平息叛乱。
She felt completely crushed by the teacher's criticism.
老师的批评使她觉得自己全完了。
3.measures to combat crime/inflation/unemployment/disease 防止犯罪/通货膨胀/失业/疾病的措施
例句:Police are planning sterner measures to combat crime.
警方在制定更为严厉的措施来打击犯罪活动。
4.little/nothing short of sth 可以说是;无异于;近乎
例句:Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.
去年的数字简直是灾难。
The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.
这种变化堪称奇迹。