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

• They responded with batons and tear gas.
  警察则以警棍和催泪弹回应。
• Police responded with tear gas, pepper spray and water cannon.
  警方发放催泪弹、胡椒喷雾和水炮。
• The police fired tear gas to flush out the terrorists.
  警察放催泪弹赶出了恐怖分子。
• The hijackers were flushed out with tear gas.
  劫持者被催泪瓦斯赶出来了。
• 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。
• Then I watched as they moved in with water cannon and tear gas.
  后来我看到他们使用水炮和催泪弹进行干预。
• The army responded with gunfire and tear gas
  军队用炮火和催泪瓦斯予以反击。
• Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration
  警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。
• 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。
• Police used tear gas, but that just mode the situation worse.
  警察使用了催泪瓦斯，但那只是使情况变得更加糟糕。