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

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。
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。
In tear gas training, the manual says you should have your mask on.
进行催泪弹练习时，手册上说你们应该戴上防毒面具。
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。
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。
The police fired tear gas to flush out the terrorists.
警察放催泪弹赶出了恐怖分子。
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，防暴警察使用催泪弹和救火水炮车驱散人群。
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。
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。
Soldiers fired tear gas to disperse the crowds.
士兵们发射催泪弹来驱散人群。