Definition
to impose severe punishment or deliver strong criticism to a person or activity
嚴厲懲罰；斥責；訓斥
The principal came down on the students for cheating.
校長因作弊嚴厲斥責了學生。
He was come down on by his colleagues during the meeting for failing to complete the report.
他在會議上因未完成報告而遭到同事的嚴厲批評。
If the government doesn't take action to reduce pollution, environmental groups will come down on them hard.
如果政府不採取行動減少污染，環保組織將會嚴厲譴責他們。