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。
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。
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 initial cloud of tear gas had hardly cleared before shots were fired.
最初的催泪瓦斯的烟雾刚刚驱散，射击又开始了。
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。
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。
Soldiers fired tear gas to disperse the crowds.
士兵们发射催泪弹来驱散人群。
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。
But riot police armed with tear gas and water cannon stopped them.
但因防暴警察动用了催泪弹和水枪而未果。
The army responded with gunfire and tear gas
军队用炮火和催泪瓦斯予以反击。