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。