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

Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration
警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。
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。
Soldiers fired tear gas to disperse the crowds.
士兵们发射***来驱散人群。
Tear gas forced the fugitives out of their hiding place.
***气体将逃犯从藏身之处呛了出来。
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。
The police fired tear gas to flush out the terrorists.
警察放***赶出了恐怖分子。
Despite police firing tear gas, angry protesters show no intention of receding.
尽管警察点燃***，愤怒的抗议者并没有后退的打算。
Police responded with tear gas, pepper spray and water cannon.
警方发放***、胡椒喷雾和水炮。
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。
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。