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

• Using water cannons and tear gas, police repelled protesters outside the US embassy.
  警察使用水枪和催泪瓦斯驱散了美国大使馆外的抗议者。
• 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。
• They responded with batons and tear gas.
  警察则以警棍和催泪弹回应。
• 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。
• 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。
• Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration
  警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。
• The hijackers were flushed out with tear gas.
  劫持者被催泪瓦斯赶出来了。
• The army responded with gunfire and tear gas
  军队用炮火和催泪瓦斯予以反击。
• The standoff came Thursday when Israeli security forces went into the house, using batons and tear gas.
  星期四，以色列安全部队进入这座房子，使用了警棍和催泪瓦斯，对峙随即开始。
• The police fired tear gas to flush out the terrorists.
  警察放催泪弹赶出了恐怖分子。