- US trademark a weapon firing barbs attached by wires to batteries, causing temporary paralysis〈美商标〉泰瑟枪(可发射一束带电镖箭使人暂时瘫痪不能动弹)。
- (亦作tase)fire a taser at (someone) in order to incapacitate them temporarily朝(某人)发射泰瑟枪使其暂时不能动弹。
词源
1970s: from the initial letters of Tom Swift's electric rifle (a fictitious weapon), on the pattern of laser.