English Dictionary

tear gas

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɪəɡæs/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense.

日本語の意味

催涙ガス：眼に刺激を与え涙を誘発し、呼吸器を刺激する非致死性の化学物質。暴動時の群衆制御や自己防衛のために使用される

Police fired tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters.

警察は抗議者たちを散会させるために群衆に催涙ガスを発射した。

意味（1）

Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense.

The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.

tear gases （ plural ）