That is a draconian way to protect the city.

这是保护城市严厉手段。

Far and wide I rule the kingdom with a heavy hand but there was more I had in mind a greater plan.

我用严厉手段治理全国上下，但这远远不够，我打算盘更大。

The U.S state department has condemned what it said were the harsh tactics used by Russian police against protesters supporting the jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny.

美国国务院谴责俄罗斯警方支持被监禁派领袖阿列克谢·纳瓦尔尼抗议者所使用严厉手段。

The latest police action comes as the opposition accuses President Emmerson Mnangagwa of adopting the same heavy-handed tactics used by his predecessor Robert Mugabe.

在警方采取最新行动之际，派指责总统·姆南加古瓦采取了前任总统罗伯特·穆加贝使用严厉手段。

" Crack down" means to be more forceful, more severe in the enforcement of a punishment, or of a rule.

" crack down" 意思是在执行处罚或规章时采取更有力、更严厉手段。

Now, we know that Sri Lanka has cracked down on security both in person and online, shutting down social media.

我们知道斯里兰卡在安全方面采取了严厉手段，线上和线下同时进行，而且关闭了社交媒体。

What I think was most surprising and interesting was quite how tough he was on his own security forces.

我认为最令人吃惊也是最有意思是，他将自己安全部队采取多严厉手段。

What a local government is saying is that they introduce tougher measures on these gangs in prison.

按照当地政府所说，他们狱中帮派成员采用了更加严厉手段。

The temptation for the authorities is more iron fist, and we see this in the Caribbean with the attacks on alleged drug smugglers coming out of Venezuela.

当局诱惑是采取更严厉手段，我们在加勒比地区就看到了这一点，那里针涉嫌从委内瑞拉走私毒品人员袭击接连不断。