1. 倾全力,开始认真从事：<21>buckle down 倾全力,开始认真从事 | build into 使固定于,开始认真从事 | They built loose stones into a strong wall.他们用石块建成坚固的墙.
2. 集中精神于(某事(全体)认真干,全力以赴：76. brush up刷干净,刷亮,温习 | 77. buckle down集中精神于(某事(全体)认真干,全力以赴 | 78. buck up(使)精神振奋;赶快
1. The dire circumstances have made the country's judicial bodies and police force buckle down to plug the gap between penalties and crimes.
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