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1. Oxford Dictionary

   discharge

   • v.
     tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.；allow (a patient) to leave hospital because they are judged fit
   • n.
     the action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police；an act of releasing someone from the custody or restraint of the law

   • verb: discharge, 3rd person present: discharges, gerund or present participle: discharging, past tense: discharged, past participle: discharged

   • noun: discharge, plural noun: discharges

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.
   • ▪ allow (a patient) to leave hospital because they are judged fit Mark was taken away in an ambulance but later discharged
   • ▪ dismiss from the armed forces or police his memory was impaired and he was discharged from the RAF 同義詞 dismiss, remove, eject, expel, deprive of office, ... 更多get rid of, throw out, oust, let go, give someone notice, lay off, make redundant, cashier, informalsack, give someone the sack, fire, axe, send packing, give someone the boot, boot out, give someone their cards, give someone their marching orders, give someone the heave-ho, give someone the push, give someone the bullet, show someone the door, turf out反義詞 recruit, engage
   • ▪ release from the custody or restraint of the law she was conditionally discharged for two years at Oxford Crown Court 同義詞 release, liberate, free, set free, let go, ... 更多let out, allow to leave, set/let/turn loose, acquit, clear, absolve, pardon, exonerate, reprieve, exculpate, deliver, spare, exempt, emancipate, informallet off (the hook), historicalmanumit反義詞 imprison
   • ▪ relieve (a juror or jury) from serving in a case if the jury cannot agree, it should be discharged
   • 2. allow (a liquid, gas, or other substance) to flow out from where it has been confined industrial plants discharge highly toxic materials into rivers the overflow should discharge in an obvious place 同義詞 send out, pour, release, eject, emit, ... 更多let out, void, issue, dispense, give off, exude, excrete, ooze, leak, gush, jet, extravasate, literarydisembogue反義詞 absorb
   • ▪ (of an orifice or diseased tissue) emit (pus or other liquid) the swelling will eventually break down and discharge pus the eyes and nose began to discharge
   • ▪ release or neutralize the electric charge of (an electric field, battery, or other object) the electrostatic field that builds up on a monitor screen can be discharged batteries have a tendency to discharge slowly
   • ▪ (of a person) fire (a gun or missile) when you shoot you can discharge as many barrels as you wish 同義詞 fire, shoot, let off, set off, loose off, ... 更多trigger, explode, detonate
   • ▪ (of a firearm) be fired there was a dull thud as the gun discharged
   • ▪ unload (goods or passengers) from a ship the ferry was discharging passengers ninety ships were queuing to discharge 同義詞 unload, offload, empty, unburden, disburden, ... 更多remove, relieve, deliver, deposit, put off, rareunlade反義詞 load
   • ▪ allow (an emotion) to be expressed he discharged his resentment in the harmless form of memoirs
   • 3. do all that is required to perform (a duty) or fulfil (a responsibility) the bank had failed to discharge its supervisory duties 同義詞 carry out, perform, conduct, do, complete, ... 更多accomplish, achieve, fulfil, execute, implement, dispatch, bring off, bring about, effect, observe, abide by, stand by, rareeffectuate
   • ▪ pay off (a debt) the executor must discharge the funeral expenses 同義詞 pay, pay off, pay in full, settle (up), clear, ... 更多honour, meet, liquidate, satisfy, defray, make good, informalsquare
   • ▪ release (a party) from a contract or obligation the insurer is discharged from liability from the day of breach 同義詞 release, liberate, free, set free, let go, ... 更多let out, allow to leave, set/let/turn loose, acquit, clear, absolve, pardon, exonerate, reprieve, exculpate, deliver, spare, exempt, emancipate, informallet off (the hook), historicalmanumit反義詞 imprison
   • ▪ relieve (a bankrupt) of residual liability first-time bankrupts are discharged automatically after three years
   • 4. (of a judge or court) cancel (an order of a court) the court may discharge a care order on the application of the child
   • ▪ cancel (a contract) because of completion or breach an existing mortgage to be discharged on completion

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital he failed a drug test and was given a dishonourable discharge 同義詞 dismissal, release, removal, ejection, ousting, ... 更多expulsion, congé, cashiering, informalthe sack, firing, axing, the axe, the boot, one's marching orders, the heave-ho, the push, the bullet反義詞 recruitment
   • ▪ an act of releasing someone from the custody or restraint of the law she was given an absolute discharge after admitting breaking a smoking ban 同義詞 release, liberation, acquittal, clearance, clearing, ... 更多absolution, pardon, exoneration, reprieve, amnesty, exculpation, informallet-off, letting off, historicalmanumission反義詞 conviction
   • 2. the action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance those germs might lead to vaginal discharge 同義詞 leak, leaking, emission, release, exuding, ... 更多oozing, excretion, ejection, emptying, voiding, voidance, literarydisemboguing
   • ▪ a substance that has been discharged industrial discharge has turned the river into an open sewer a greeny-yellow nasal discharge 同義詞 emission, secretion, excretion, exudate, effusion, ... 更多flow, ooze, seepage, suppuration, pus, matter
   • ▪ the release of electricity from a charged object slow discharge of a condenser is fundamental to oscillatory circuits
   • ▪ a flow of electricity through air or other gas, especially when accompanied by emission of light a sizzling discharge between sky and turret
   • ▪ the action of firing a gun or missile a police permit for discharge of an air gun sounds like discharges of artillery 同義詞 shot, shooting, firing, discharging, explosion, ... 更多detonation, blast, crack, bang, pop, report, burst, volley, salvo, fusillade, barrage, gunfire
   • ▪ the action of unloading a ship freight for discharge 同義詞 unloading, offloading, unburdening, disburdening, removal, ... 更多removing, relieving, emptying, delivering, deposit, rareunlading反義詞 loading
   • 3. the action of doing all that is required to fulfil a responsibility or perform a duty directors must use skill in the discharge of their duties 同義詞 carrying out, performance, performing, conduct, doing, ... 更多completion, accomplishment, achievement, fulfilment, execution, implementation, dispatch, effectuation, observance
   • ▪ the payment of a debt money paid in discharge of a claim 同義詞 payment, repayment, paying (off), settlement, settling (up), ... 更多clearance, clearing, honouring, meeting, liquidation, defraying, making good, informalsquaring
   • ▪ the relief of a bankrupt from residual liability machinery to rehabilitate the bankrupt through the process of discharge
   • 4. the cancellation of an order of a court an application for discharge of a supervision order