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

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。
The police used tear gas to control the riot.
为了控制骚乱，警察使用了催泪瓦斯。
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。
But hundreds of people stage protests in Paris and in other cities and riot police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds.
但在巴黎和其他城市数百人举行抗议活动，防暴警察使用***和救火水炮车驱散人群。
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。
Soldiers fired tear gas to disperse the crowds.
士兵们发射***来驱散人群。
Farmers threw eggs and empty bottles at police, who replied with tear gas
农民向警察扔鸡蛋和空瓶子，警察则以***回击。
Tear gas forced the fugitives out of their hiding place.
***气体将逃犯从藏身之处呛了出来。
The army responded with gunfire and tear gas
军队用炮火和催泪瓦斯予以反击。