tear gas

英 [ˈtɪə ɡæs]

美 [ˈtɪr ɡæs]

n. 催泪瓦斯; 催泪性毒气

牛津词典

noun

催泪瓦斯；催泪性毒气
a gas that makes your eyes sting and fill with tears, used by the police or army to control crowds

N-UNCOUNT 催泪瓦斯
Tear gasis a gas that causes your eyes to sting and fill with tears so that you cannot see. It is sometimes used by the police or army to control crowds.
1. Police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
  警察动用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。

noun

a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them
Synonym:teargaslacrimatorlachrymator

Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration
警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。
Police fired tear gas at the angry crowds.
警方向愤怒的人群施放了催泪瓦斯。
Police responded with tear gas, pepper spray and water cannon.
警方发放催泪弹、胡椒喷雾和水炮。
And when they get too close, the police loose off a tear gas canister or two or three.
当他们走近时，警察释放一个、或两个三个的催泪瓦斯。
The standoff came Thursday when Israeli security forces went into the house, using batons and tear gas.
星期四，以色列安全部队进入这座房子，使用了警棍和催泪瓦斯，对峙随即开始。
Tear gas forced the fugitives out of their hiding place.
催泪弹气体将逃犯从藏身之处呛了出来。
The army responded with gunfire and tear gas
军队用炮火和催泪瓦斯予以反击。
They responded with batons and tear gas.
警察则以警棍和催泪弹回应。
They had been using rubber bullets and tear gas to try to drive people away.
警方使用橡胶子弹和催泪瓦斯驱赶人群。
The police used tear gas to control the riot.
为了控制骚乱，警察使用了催泪瓦斯。