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

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 fired tear gas at the angry crowds.
警方向愤怒的人群施放了催泪瓦斯。
Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration
警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。
They responded with batons and tear gas.
警察则以警棍和催泪弹回应。
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。
Soldiers fired tear gas to disperse the crowds.
士兵们发射催泪弹来驱散人群。
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催泪弹驱散一群示威者。
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。
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。
Police responded with tear gas, pepper spray and water cannon.
警方发放催泪弹、胡椒喷雾和水炮。