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 fired tear gas at the angry crowds.
警方向愤怒的人群施放了催泪瓦斯。
Despite police firing tear gas, angry protesters show no intention of receding.
尽管警察点燃***，愤怒的抗议者并没有后退的打算。
The hijackers were flushed out with tear gas.
劫持者被催泪瓦斯赶出来了。
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***回应。
Iran's police fire tear gas to disperse protesters.
伊朗警察发射***驱散抗议者。
Witnesses said the police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
目击者称，警方施放催泪瓦斯来驱散人群。
But riot police armed with tear gas and water cannon stopped them.
但因防暴警察动用了***和水枪而未果。
Riot police hurled tear gas canisters and smoke bombs into the crowd.
防暴警察向人群中投掷了催泪瓦斯罐和烟幕弹。
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。