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clamp down on
严厉打击；强力压制或取缔
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01严厉打击；强力压制或取缔
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After imposing sanctions on Syria this week as military forces in the country clamp down on demonstrators in the capital, Damascus, Obama again condemned violence against peaceful protesters.
本周，叙利亚军队在首都大马士革镇压示威者，奥巴马在对叙利亚实施制裁后，再次谴责了针对和平抗议者的暴力行为。