discharge
verb (formal)- [transitive, usually passive]
to give somebody official permission to leave the police or the armed forces; to make somebody leave the police or the armed forces 準許（某人）離開；解僱 - be discharged from something
He was discharged from the army following his injury. 他受傷後就退伍了。 She was discharged from the police force for bad conduct. 她因行爲不端被清除出警察隊伍。 He was found guilty and dishonourably discharged from the army. 他被判有罪，遭開除軍籍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dishonourably/dishonorably
- honourably/honorably
- from
- be discharged from something
- [transitive, often passive]
to allow somebody to leave hospital because they are well enough to leave 釋放 - be discharged (from something)
Patients were being discharged from the hospital too early. 病人都過早獲準出院。 All the people involved in the accident have now been discharged from hospital. 所有與事故有關的人現在都已出院。 - discharge somebody/yourself (from something)
She had discharged herself against medical advice. 她不聽醫囑擅自出院了。
- be discharged (from something)
- [transitive, often passive]
to allow somebody to leave prison or court 釋放 - be discharged
He was conditionally discharged after admitting the theft. 他承認偷盜行爲後被有條件地釋放了。 She was formally discharged by the court. 她被法庭正式釋放。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- conditionally
- formally
- be discharged
- [transitive, often passive] discharge somebody/something
to allow a member of a jury to stop serving in a court case 釋放 If the jury cannot agree, it should be discharged. 如果陪審團不能同意，就應該解除。 The judge took the unusual step of discharging the entire jury halfway through the trial. 法官采取了不同尋常的步驟，在審判進行到一半時解除了整個陪審團的職務。
- [intransitive, transitive]
when a gas or a liquid discharges or is discharged, or somebody discharges it, it flows somewhere 排出；放出；流出 - discharge (into something)
The river is diverted through the power station before discharging into the sea. 這條河改道經水電站後流入大海。 - discharge something (from something) (into something)
The factory was fined for discharging chemicals into the river. 這家工廠因往河裏排放化學物質而被罰款。 Raw sewage was discharged from the treatment plant directly into the river. 未經處理的污水從處理廠直接排入河中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- from
- into
- discharge (into something)
- [transitive] discharge something
if part of the body discharges something, a liquid such as pus comes out of it 射出；開火 The wound started discharging pus. 傷口開始流膿。
- [transitive, intransitive] discharge (something) (specialist)
to release force or power 發（力）；放（電） - [transitive] discharge something
to do everything that is necessary to perform and complete a particular duty 盡（職）；完成；履行 to discharge your duties/responsibilities/obligations 履行職責／責任／義務 to discharge a debt (= to pay it) 清償債務
Extra ExamplesI will faithfully discharge my duties. 我將忠誠地履行我的職責。 His widow was unable to discharge the debt. 他的遺孀無力償還債務。 My condition renders me unable to discharge my duties. 我的情況使我無法履行我的職責。 He could not properly discharge his duties. 他無法正當履行他的職責。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- properly
- faithfully
- …
- [transitive, intransitive] discharge (something)
to fire a gun, etc.; (of a gun, etc.) to be fired 射出；開火 The police officer accidentally discharged a firearm while unloading it. 警官在給槍退彈時不小心走了火。 They gave a cheer and charged, discharging a volley of arrows as they came. 他們歡呼一聲，沖了過來，射出一排箭。 He knocked her hand down and the gun discharged into the floor. 他打掉了她的手，槍射向地板。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
from the police/army
from hospital
from prison/court監獄；法庭
gas/liquid氣體；液體
force/power力量；電力
duty職責
gun槍
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘relieve of (an obligation)’): from Old French descharger, from late Latin discarricare ‘unload’, from dis- (expressing reversal) + carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.