1 to send sth out (a liquid, gas, etc) 排出(液体、气体等):
Smoke and fumes are discharged from the factory.工厂排出烟和废气。
2 to allow sb officially to leave; to send sb away 准予离去;遣送:
to discharge sb from hospital让某人出院
3 to do sth that you have to do 履行;执行:
to discharge a duty/task履行义务;执行任务
discharge²
/ˈdɪstʃɑ:dʒ ||; ˈdɪstʃɑrdʒ/noun[C,U]
1 the action of sending sb/sth out or away 放出;排出;遣送:
The discharge of oil from the leaking tanker could not be prevented.当时没法制止石油从油轮裂缝漏出来。The wounded soldier was given a medical discharge.那个受伤的士兵已获准退伍。
2 a substance that has come out of somewhere 排放物:
yellowish discharge from a wound伤口的淡黄色分泌物
discharge/dIsˋtʃɑrdʒ; dIsˈtʃɑːdʒ/v [T] 1 to officially allow someone to leave a place 正式准许〔某人〕离开: discharge sb from sth Blanton was discharged from hospital last night. 布兰顿昨晚获准出院了。2 to send out gas, liquid, smoke etc 放出﹐排出〔气体﹑液体﹑烟等〕: Sewage is discharged directly into the sea. 污水被直接排放到海里。3 formal to perform a duty or promise【正式】履行〔职责﹑诺言〕: The trustees failed to discharge their duties properly. 受托人没有切实履行他们的职责。 —discharge /ˋdIstʃɑrdʒ; ˈdIstʃɑːdʒ/n [U] his discharge from the army 他从军队退役