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。
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。
Then I watched as they moved in with water cannon and tear gas.
后来我看到他们使用水炮和***进行干预。
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。
I saw the police using tear gas to try and break up a crowd of demonstrators.
我看见警察正试图用***驱散一群示威者。
In tear gas training, the manual says you should have your mask on.
进行***练习时，手册上说你们应该戴上防毒面具。
Tear gas forced the fugitives out of their hiding place.
***气体将逃犯从藏身之处呛了出来。
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。
Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration
警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。