| 单词 | discharge |
| 释义 | discharge —discharge /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/ aep /-ˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ verb (PERFORM) ↑Verb Endings for discharge F0 [T] FORMAL to perform a task, especially an official one: » If the authority is to discharge its legal duty to house the homeless, it needs government support.Thesaurus+: ↑Performing a function , ↑Functioningdischarge a debt FORMALF0 to pay back a debt completely Thesaurus+: ↑Paying and spending moneyverb [I or T] (SEND OUT) ↑Verb Endings for discharge ► F0 to send out a substance, especially waste liquid or gas: » Large amounts of dangerous waste are discharged daily by the factory.» The oil which discharged into the sea seriously harmed a lot of birds and animals.Thesaurus+: ↑Emitting and ejectingThesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsverb [T] (ALLOW TO LEAVE) ↑Verb Endings for discharge ► F0 to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court: » Patients were discharged from hospital because the beds were needed by other people.» A peace protester was conditionally discharged for twelve months (= allowed to go free only if they do not commit a crime again for this period of time).» More than half of all prisoners discharged are reconvicted within two years.Thesaurus+: ↑Not punishing and reducing punishmentThesaurus+: ↑Liberating, relaxing and releasingverb [T] FORMAL (FIRE GUN) ↑Verb Endings for discharge ► F0 to fire a gun, or to fire a shot from a gun: » The police stated that some 50 rounds had been discharged.Thesaurus+: ↑Guns—discharge /ˈdɪs.tʃɑːdʒ/ aep /-tʃɑːrdʒ/noun (SUBSTANCE) F0 [C or U] the act of sending out waste liquid or gas: » Thousands of fish were killed as a result of a discharge of poisonous chemicals from a nearby factory.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsF0 [C or U] liquid matter that comes from a part of the body and is often infected: » a vaginal dischargeThesaurus+: ↑Bodily fluids and their production , ↑Urine and urinatingnoun [C or U] (PERMISSION TO LEAVE) ► F0 official permission to leave the armed forces, a prison, or a hospital: » The judge gave him a one-year conditional discharge.» The soldier received a dishonourable discharge for a disciplinary offence.Thesaurus+: ↑Not punishing and reducing punishmentnoun [U] FORMAL (FIRING GUN) ► F0 the action of firing a gunThesaurus+: ↑Gunsnoun [U] FORMAL (PERFORMANCE) ► F0 the performance of duties or payment of money that is owed: » the discharge of his dutiesThesaurus+: ↑Paying and spending moneyThesaurus+: ↑Performing a function , ↑Functioning |
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