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

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。
But riot police armed with tear gas and water cannon stopped them.
但因防暴警察动用了催泪弹和水枪而未果。
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。
Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration
警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。
They used tear gas and fire hoses to disperse the crowd.
他们用催泪瓦斯和消防喉，以驱散人群。
The hijackers were flushed out with tear gas.
劫持者被催泪瓦斯赶出来了。
The police used tear gas to control the riot.
为了控制骚乱，警察使用了催泪瓦斯。
To counter this the police will equip themselves with riot shields and tear gas.
为了制止这种局势，警察将用防暴盾牌和催泪毒气装备自己。
Police used tear gas, but that just mode the situation worse.
警察使用了催泪瓦斯，但那只是使情况变得更加糟糕。
Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests
军队使用催泪瓦斯和枪托驱散示威者。