tear gas

英 [ˈtɪə ɡæs]

美 [ˈtɪr ɡæs]

n.  催泪瓦斯; 催泪性毒气

医学

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

柯林斯词典

• 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。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• Iran's police fire tear gas to disperse protesters.
  伊朗警察发射催泪弹驱散抗议者。
• Police responded with tear gas, pepper spray and water cannon.
  警方发放催泪弹、胡椒喷雾和水炮。
• Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration
  警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。
• The police used tear gas to control the riot.
  为了控制骚乱，警察使用了催泪瓦斯。
• 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。
• Despite police firing tear gas, angry protesters show no intention of receding.
  尽管警察点燃催泪弹，愤怒的抗议者并没有后退的打算。
• Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protestors.
  警察用橡皮子弹与催泪瓦斯驱散抗议者。
• 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。
• 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。