The army responded with gunfire and tear gas...是什么意思？

The army responded with gunfire and tear gas...

军队用炮火和催泪瓦斯予以反击。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

army

n. 军队，陆军，团体，野战军；

例句
The army refused to accept orders from the political leadership...
军队拒绝接受政界领导层下达的命令。

responded

v. 回答，回报，响应( respond的过去式和过去分词 )，有反应，有效果，有影响；

例句
The president responded to this with a blistering attack on his critics.
作为对此的回应，总统对批评者们给予了严厉的抨击。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

gunfire

n. 炮火，枪炮声，炮火声，[军]号炮；

例句
Their sleep is regularly disturbed by the sound of gunfire as criminal gangs settle their nightly accounts.
他们经常被黑帮每晚火拼的枪声所吵醒。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

tear

v. 撕裂，拉掉，挣开，拉伤；n. 破洞，裂口；

例句
Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests...
军队使用催泪瓦斯和枪托驱散示威者。

gas

n. 气体，[矿业] 瓦斯，汽油，毒气；vt. 加油，毒（死）；vi. 加油，放出气体，空谈；int. 该死！（令人气愤的人应即被送毒气室处死）；

例句
Methane is often regarded as the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.
甲烷常被认为是仅次于二氧化碳的重要温室气体。