discharge
verb
noun
dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ verb
1
SEND SB AWAY
让某人走
to officially allow someone to leave somewhere, especially the hospital or the army, navy etc, or to tell them that they must leave 正式准许〔某人〕离开〔尤指让病人出院或让军人退伍等〕; 通知〔病人〕出院; 开除〔军籍等〕 T | BrE BrE
Hospitals now tend to discharge patients earlier than in the past.
比起以前，现在的医院总是让病人早些出院。
The judge discharged the jury.
法官解散了陪审团。
discharge sb from sth
Several of the recruits were discharged from the Army due to medical problems.
几名新兵因有健康问题而被命令退伍了。
discharge yourself
conditionally discharge sb
Dunning was conditionally discharged for two years.
邓宁被有条件释放两年。
2
GAS/LIQUID/SMOKE ETC
气体/液体/烟等
to send out gas, liquid, smoke etc, or to allow it to escape 放出，排出 I always + adv/prep, T
discharge sth into sth
Sewage is discharged directly into the sea.
污水被直接排放到海里。
[+ into ]
Rainwater collects here and then discharges into the river Kennett.
雨水在这里聚积，然后排放到肯尼特河中。
3
SHOOT
射出
to fire a gun or shoot an arrow etc [正式] 开〔枪或炮〕; 射〔箭〕 T | formal
A soldier accidentally discharged his weapon.
一名士兵不小心枪走了火。
4
DUTY/RESPONSIBILITY/DEBT ETC
职责/责任/债务等
to do or pay what you have a duty to do or pay [正式] 完成，履行〔职责〕; 偿还〔债务〕 T | formal
discharge your duties/responsibilities/obligations etc
The trustees failed to discharge their duties properly.
受托人未能切实地履行其职责。
5
ELECTRICITY
电
if a piece of electrical equipment discharges, or if it is discharged, it sends out electricity 放（电） I,T
6
A WOUND
伤口
if a wound or body part discharges a substance such as PUS (=infected liquid), the substance slowly comes out of it （使）〔脓等〕流出，排出 I,T
7
GOODS/PASSENGERS
货物/乘客
to take goods or passengers off a ship, plane etc [正式] 卸〔货〕; 让〔乘客〕下船 （下飞机 ） T | formal
ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ noun
8 when you officially allow someone to leave somewhere, especially the hospital or their job in the army, navy etc 准许离开; 出院; 退伍 U
[+ from ]
Nurses visit the mother and baby for two weeks after their discharge from the hospital.
母婴出院后护士走访了她们两星期。
9 when gas, liquid, smoke etc is sent out, or the substance that is sent out 〔气体、液体、烟等的〕排放; 排放的物质 C,U
[+ of ]
the discharge of toxic waste into the sea
有毒废物向海里的排放
10 when a substance slowly comes out of a wound or part of your body, or the substance that comes out 〔伤口或身体的〕排出（物），流出（物） C,U
11 electricity that is sent out by a piece of equipment, a storm etc 〔仪器、雷暴等释放出来的〕电 C,U
12 when someone performs a duty or pays a debt 〔职责的〕履行;〔债务的〕清偿 U
[+ of ]
the discharge of the college’s legal responsibilities
学院法律责任的履行
13 when someone shoots a gun 开枪，开火 U