1.shut (sth) down (使)關張,停業,倒閉,關閉,停止運轉

例句：The computer system will be shut down over the weekend.

計算機系統周末關閉。

2.crush 1.鎮壓；(用暴力)制伏 2. 破壞,毀壞(某人的信心或幸福)

例句：The army was sent in to crush the rebellion.

軍隊被派去平息叛亂。

She felt completely crushed by the teacher's criticism.

老師的批評使她覺得自己全完了。

3.measures to combat crime/inflation/unemployment/disease 防止犯罪/通貨膨脹/失業/疾病的措施

例句：Police are planning sterner measures to combat crime.

警方在制定更為嚴厲的措施來打擊犯罪活動。

4.little/nothing short of sth 可以說是；無異于；近乎

例句：Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.

去年的數字簡直是災難。

The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.

這種變化堪稱奇跡。