释义 |
pepper sprayˈpepper ˌspray noun [countable, uncountable] - After police used pepper spray to subdue the man, paramedics were called because he was having difficulty breathing, police reported.
- Donaldo Arauz, 35, did not drop his weapon even after he was sprayed with pepper spray and hit with batons.
- In Internet chat rooms, backpackers debate carrying guns and pepper spray.
- Police responded with nightsticks and pepper spray, further inflaming the crowd.
- The fights in Seattle were broken up with pepper spray when as many as 4,000 people crowded into the streets.
- The medical examiner has not said whether pepper spray was responsible.
a substance used especially by the police for controlling people. It contains red pepper and is sprayed into people’s eyes to make them blind for a short time. |