1Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

1. 1.1 Allow (a patient) to leave hospital because they are judged fit.
   让（病人）出院
   Mark was taken away in an ambulance but later discharged

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A nurse provides the patient with written and verbal postoperative instructions before the patient is discharged from the hospital.
   • Patients are rarely discharged from the hospital with a chest tube, so earlier removal could result in shorter hospital stays.
   • The patient was discharged to the nursing home under the care of the palliative care team.
   • Before the patient is discharged, a physical therapist fits the patient with crutches and gives instructions regarding their correct use.
   • On most days, there is no urgent reason to discharge patients from the hospital.
   • The patients were discharged from the hospital within 48 hours of surgery.
   • The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged after a brief hospital stay.
   • Patients being discharged from the hospital may received an initial supply of medications.
   • After two courses of treatment, the disease was cured and the patient was discharged from the hospital.
   • Patients from a large private cardiology practice who were discharged from the hospital following a coronary event were included in the analysis.
   • The providers made new diagnoses in 53% of the patients, and all patients were discharged from the hospital.
   • The patient was discharged from the hospital and did well for about 3 months.
   • Such interventions could be carried out with patients before they are discharged from hospital.
   • Two patients were discharged to a nursing home.
   • The patient was discharged to his local hospital with plans for treatment with chemotherapy.
   • We made baseline assessments in the 24 hours before patients were discharged from hospital and assigned to the intervention.
   • The patient is discharged from the hospital on approximately the fourth postoperative day if there are no complications.
   • Six of the patients were discharged from the hospital.
   • The package was offered before the patient was discharged from hospital.
   • Only minimal safety precautions are needed, and the patient can be discharged from the hospital.
2. 1.2 Dismiss from the armed forces or police.
   his memory was impaired and he was discharged from the RAF

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Were I to do that, Tom, I would be discharged from the military in a less than honorable manner and have a black mark on my name that would last the rest of my life.
   • After 19 years with the army, the Major, was medically discharged from her unit.
   • They are discharged from military service, two have their ranks lowered, and all three are ordered to forfeit pay for two months.
   • On 19th October 1994 he was discharged from the police on the grounds of permanent ill health.
   • Both were dishonourably discharged from National Service in 1954 after spending much of their time in military prisons.
   • My deepest sympathies are for those soldiers who have died after they were supposed to be discharged from the army.
   • The 24-year-old has been sentenced to one year in prison and has been discharged from the Army.
   • The four applicants, three men and one woman, had been administratively discharged from the armed forces under this policy.
   • In 1933, his father, Leo, through no fault of his own, was discharged from the British Army.
   • The Major was discharged from the Army in 1976 after tests found he was suffering ‘high tone deafness’ in both ears.
   • A group of former members of the armed forces who were discharged from the military for being gay have filed suit asking to be reinstated.
   • He was honorably discharged from the Army in 2001.
   • Two other crewmen were both badly injured in the attack and were subsequently discharged from the Army on medical grounds.
   • She told me she had just spoken with Jessica, who has now been discharged from the Army, and that she sounded great.
   • He will be medically discharged from the Army for an athletic career again.
   • At the time he was back in Clydebank having been dishonourably discharged from the Royal Navy.
   • According to these websites, he was discharged from the Marine Corps in 1961 with the rank of sergeant.
   • He went on a drunken rampage and was discharged from the military after serving 18 months.
   • After being medically discharged from the army he went on to various jobs.
   • After being dishonourably discharged from the US Marines in 1959, he moved to Russia, only to be refused citizenship and sent back to the US.

   Synonyms

   dismiss, remove, eject, expel, deprive of office, get rid of, throw out, oust

   let go, give someone notice, lay off, make/declare redundant

   Military cashier

   informal sack, give someone the sack, fire, axe, send packing, give someone the boot, boot out, turf 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
3. 1.3 Release from the custody or restraint of the law.
   解除对（某人）法律上的监管（或监禁）
   she was conditionally discharged for two years at Oxford Crown Court

   在牛津刑事法庭上，该男子被有条件地解除监管两年。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Following the verdicts, they were all formally discharged by the court.
   • We remain instructed in relation to his application to be discharged from prison but emphasise that apart from the request contained herein we have had no role in his appeal against sentence.
   • I reject the submission that this duty only comes into existence when the applicant is discharged from Broadmoor.
   • They were cleared on all the charges by a jury of six men and six women and were formally discharged by the court following the verdicts.
   • She was formally discharged by the court after the decision.
   • Magistrates ordered them to pay the full prosecution costs of £624.36 and conditionally discharged each of them for two years.
   • Cooper, who has no criminal convictions, was discharged from the dock by the Judge.
   • He has previous convictions for shoplifting and was conditionally discharged for this latest offence.
   • Although plainly guilty, some of them were discharged by the courts before they ever came to trial and - from memory - all but one were later acquitted of all charges.
   • This is because they have been discharged from detention under the Act, not because they have been placed under supervision.
   • Soon, Rocky is discharged from prison and comes back to the old neighborhood.
   • He was later discharged as the police had no evidence for the charge.
   • The defendant, who had denied the charge and told the jury he was not there, was discharged from the dock by the Judge.
   • She was formally discharged by the court following the jury's unanimous verdict.
   • The lads were discharged on promising not to offend again.
   • After the unanimous verdict yesterday, he was formally discharged by the court.
   • He sought to be discharged without conviction because it would hurt his chances of become an official.
   • And I think he was discharged without a conviction, is that right?

   Synonyms

   release, liberate, free, set free, let go, let out, allow to leave, set/let/turn loose

   acquit, clear, absolve, pardon, exonerate, reprieve, exculpate

   deliver, spare, exempt

   emancipate

   informal let off (the hook)

   historical manumit
4. 1.4 Relieve (a juror or jury) from serving in a case.
   解除（陪审员或陪审团）在案子中的职务
   if the jury cannot agree, it should be discharged

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He discharged the jury from further service after the foreman said there was no prospect of them ever reaching majority verdicts on any of the remaining six counts.
   • But I would add to the fact that his Honour does appear to have applied the correct test concerning the need to discharge the jury.
   • We have no hesitation in finding that the judge was not only entitled under common law to refuse to discharge these jurors, but would have been wrong had he done so.
   • After a day of deliberations the jury was discharged and the prosecution asked for a week to decide whether to retry the accused.
   • There is no fixed rule of principle or of law to the effect that once a jury have been discharged from returning a verdict there cannot arise some circumstance which permits a judge to set aside the order of discharge.
   • Two juries were discharged the first because a juror had to withdraw for personal reasons and the second because the jury room was found not to be soundproof.
   • A jury was discharged after failing to reach a verdict in the case last July.
   • In any event, even if that discretion could be attacked it was in no way the fault of the prosecution that the jury was discharged on that occasion.
   • The judge had no choice but to immediately discharge the jury and swear in another.
   • In August this year the first jury was discharged after failing to reach verdicts on both charges.
   • In this case the jury could not agree on the charge of manslaughter and were discharged from giving a verdict.
   • The jury in the trial were discharged from returning verdicts on the other ten charges after the court heard there was no reasonable prospect of the the jury reaching verdicts.
   • He perfectly properly discharged the jury on that occasion.
   • The jury was finally discharged yesterday by the Judge with her thanks.
   • The first jury was discharged for legal reasons on Wednesday.
   • The jury was discharged and leave given to seek an order for the attachment and committal of the five newspaper editors.
   • It is said that the refusal to discharge the jury was an unreasonable exercise of discretion.
   • He was formally cleared by the trial judge yesterday after the jury was discharged after failing to reach a verdict.
   • The Court considered what appears to have been by now the only ground - the failure to discharge the jury following the departure of the applicant.

2Allow (a liquid, gas, or other substance) to flow out from where it has been confined.

工厂向河流排放剧毒物质。

应该在一处明显的地方泄洪。

1. 2.1 (of an orifice or diseased tissue) emit (pus or other liquid)
   （孔、口或患病组织）排出（脓、黏液或其他液体）
   the swelling will eventually break down and discharge pus

   肿块最终会破裂并流出脓来。

   no object the eyes and nose began to discharge

   眼睛和鼻子开始涕泪交流。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The anus has two muscle rings, which keep the contents of the rectum inside until they can conveniently be discharged.
   • The glands discharge their contents by the contraction of the arrector pili muscle and by any pressure applied to the gland.
   • A 23 year old woman was referred by her general practitioner with multiple, unsightly lesions on her right pinna, which occasionally discharged pus.
   • Reproduction in echinoderms is typically by external fertilization; eggs and sperm are freely discharged into the water.
   • The coldness also triggers the urinary organs, so more calcium, potassium and other inorganic salts are discharged with urine.
   • Maybe you should also disqualify those golfers who discharge phlegm from their mouths while playing.
   • He said that his ears were swollen and bleeding and discharging pus.
   • The primary and secondary lesions frequently ulcerate and may discharge a thin, serous fluid.
2. 2.2Physics Release or neutralize the electric charge of (an electric field, battery, or other object)
   〔物理〕使（电场、电池或其他物体）放电
   the electrostatic field that builds up on a monitor screen can be discharged

   监视器荧光屏上积聚起来的静电场可以放电。

   no object batteries have a tendency to discharge slowly

   电池有慢慢放电的特性。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The emergency-lighting batteries were charging and discharging at a high rate.
   • If it is a battery that is shorted, the battery will be discharged very quickly and will heat up due to the high current flow.
   • Once the excess charge is discharged, the light emitting diode stops emitting light.
   • It is recommended that you fully charge and discharge the new battery two to four times to allow it to reach its maximum rated capacity.
   • If the concentration of such a species is high enough that it does not change much as the battery is discharged, then the voltage output remains nearly constant.
3. 2.3 (of a person) fire (a gun or missile)
   （人）开（枪，炮）；发射（导弹）
   when you shoot you can discharge as many barrels as you wish

   你在射击时，想开多少枪就开多少枪。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A shootout commenced during which Barry was hit twice, but he also managed to discharge the shotgun twice before falling down.
   • He had thought he was a sufficient distance away from the neighbour's boundary when he had discharged the firearm.
   • Two men were arrested shortly after New Year's Day for discharging a firearm in the beachfront area.
   • Those who brandish or discharge firearms in a public place would, in all but the rarest cases, be locked up.
   • As the soldier reached over to roll up his sleeve he accidentally discharged the weapon, shooting Harry in the stomach.
   • Under the bill, a person who knowingly discharges a firearm that sends a projectile across a property line could be charged with a Class C misdemeanor criminal violation.
   • It is unlawful for anyone to discharge a firearm in a public, especially with schoolchildren around.
   • He has said he declined to report the incident at the time because he had illegally discharged a firearm in a national park.
   • Armed officers then discharged their weapons.
   • At a national-class shooting tournament recently one of the 140 or so contestants accidentally discharged his pistol.
   • Sometimes I'd discharge a firearm, just to make them aware that this is real, you know.
   • Clearly, there needs to be better training of our lawmen, they need to be a bit less ready to discharge their firearms.
   • It was the first and last time he ever discharged his weapon in the line of duty, and the first time he had been shot at.
   • Before they could discharge their rifles four of them were already down.
   • It would have taken only one shot to end his life and ruin that of the police officer who discharged it.
   • I threw my arm back, pistol in hand, and started to discharge bullets at them while running forward.
   • According to the police, there was a struggle and the officer discharged his firearm.
   • The facts were that the lady discharged her firearm against two youngsters who were totally innocent of any misdemeanour.
   • He did not discharge his shotgun before he was killed.
   • Another guard discharged his weapon, sending a shower of sparks falling from the ceiling.

   Synonyms

   fire, shoot, let off, set off, loose off, trigger, explode, detonate
4. 2.4no object (of a firearm) be fired.
   （火器）被发射
   there was a dull thud as the gun discharged

   开枪时有一声闷响。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The gun discharged and someone yelled in the darkness.
   • When he attempted to fire again, his 9mm pistol would not discharge; looking down, he saw it was jammed.
   • ‘Now, there shall be no firearms or other weapons discharged in the house,’ Edward ordered.
   • His pistol discharges, sending one woman pinwheeling across the room.
   • Both guns discharged together sounding as if only one gun was fired.
   • His gun discharged and the beam shot towards me.
   • The idea of somehow locking the firing pin is thought desirable because there is always a possibility a pistol might discharge if dropped.
   • He claimed his finger slipped on the trigger while placing a round of ammunition in chamber and the gun accidentally discharged.
   • A rifle or shotgun kept ready to fire can discharge simply through impact if dropped on a floor; a modern revolver will not.
   • This is to guarantee that if the handgun does discharge, the projectile will go directly into the bullet stopper.
   • After the shotgun had discharged he placed it in a rubbish bin and crawled back to his home address.
   • Yes, but the undeniable facts were the gun discharged because the trigger was pulled.
   • The suspect surrendered and the officer attempted to turn off the laser sight on his pistol when the weapon discharged unintentionally.
   • A rifle accidentally discharged and touched off battle.
   • Another gun round discharged, this time grazing Jacob's elbow.
   • According to witnesses, he was showing off a shotgun to guests when the gun discharged while aimed at the limousine driver.
   • Always treat your firearm as if it could still discharge.
   • The recall was announced after company officials discovered that a limited number of the shotguns might discharge when the bolt is closed during the loading.
   • She reached cover and raised her weapon, her own gun discharging loudly.
   • Cael pinched his eyes shut as he continued to fight against Lionel, but when the gun discharged, he froze.
5. 2.5 Unload (goods or passengers) from a ship.
   （从船上）卸（货）；下（客）
   the ferry was discharging passengers

   渡船正在下客。

   no object ninety ships were queuing to discharge

   90艘船排队等着卸货。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Since we were not going to hit the Floral Park station where we could stop at a platform, we would now need to return to Jamaica to discharge the passengers.
   • It depicts a sloop leaving a dock after having discharged a group of passengers.
   • Ships had to discharge their cargoes at congested anchorages either into horse drawn lighters or onto packhorses for the journey to the industrial centre.
   • When the ship was ready to discharge the contractual cargo, there was no notification to the charterers or their agents.
   • That did not come to an end until the cargo had all been discharged from the ship.
   • Seamen who sailed on dumping expeditions in the 1940s confirmed that in poor weather, the ships discharged their cargoes no more than a few hundred metres offshore.
   • On July 23, the absence of staff to clear and discharge cargo forced one ship to bypass Tonga.
   • Product from the ship can be discharged onto the existing jetty conveyor or into trucks for transport ashore.
   • Work is also continuing on the grain elevator, and ships wishing to discharge any cargo will have to be able to do so by themselves.
   • Often a ship discharging on a west coast port will proceed to Galway or the Shannon for a cargo back to the UK or Europe.
   • Put simply, the regiment must be able to load and discharge ships at sea or in port, whether or not the enemy is around, and then move supplies forward by rail and river.
   • Subject to the provisions of Article 4, the carrier shall properly and carefully load, handle, stow, carry, keep, care for, and discharge the goods carried.
   • At the port, a cargo ship docked and discharged heavy trucks of the kind used to carry tanks or other heavy armour.
   • Our ship, The Dominion Monarch, went through the canal and we were discharged at Port Said.

   Synonyms

   unload, offload, empty, unburden, disburden, remove, relieve

   deliver, deposit, put off

   rare unlade
6. 2.6 Allow (an emotion) to be expressed.
   （人）宣泄（感情）
   he discharged his resentment in the harmless form of memoirs

   他以自传这种无害的方式宣泄他的怨恨。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • How could anyone who cannot discharge negative emotions over a long time not be depressed?
   • It can also be caused by unemployment as lack of jobs discharges frustration and in certain cases, depression.
   • The principle is same in music therapy, which can help patients to discharge harmful emotions inside such as depression, stress and worry.
   • He needs to increase the vigour of his cutting and to discharge his feelings in action.
   • He needed to discharge the emotion of the situation: to turn the focus of attention away from himself before he lost his composure entirely and sat down and wept.

3Do all that is required to perform (a duty) or fulfil (a responsibility)

1. 3.1 Pay off (a debt)
   the executor must discharge the funeral expenses

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A man who failed to discharge his debts could become the slave of his creditor until he redeemed his debt.
   • He said the company would work with the liquidator on ways to discharge its debts to creditors.
   • He discharges his debt to his friend and soon prepares to hold an elaborate wedding for his daughter.
   • But if I can discharge its debts, it enables me to dispense with the popular code.
   • And lawmakers want to make it easier for victims to discharge storm-related debt.
   • A significant benefit of filing for bankruptcy is the ability to discharge some or all of the debtor's debts or claims.
   • The court supervises the repayments and, at the end of five years, can discharge leftover debts.
   • He could not be contacted for comment, but it is understood the firm discharged its debts before closing its doors.
   • He discharged that debt by helping them overcome the protests building against their movie.
   • Such a step would compromise his ability to earn and to discharge his debts.
   • However, I only discharge the debts I lawfully incur.
   • The decision means the pair cannot discharge their debts jointly through bankruptcy the way other married couples do.
   • It would appear that the monies paid by the solicitors to the company did not go to reduce or discharge the mortgage debt.
   • He died of gangrene before he could pay, but his son dutifully discharged the debt.
   • And a few of the richer people are going to have to make a payment plan instead of having their debts discharged.
   • So the company is able to discharge the debt created by the declaration of the dividend.
   • The payment of a debt to one of a number of joint creditors discharges a debt owed to them jointly.
   • He first wrote the book to discharge a personal debt.
   • They will have a hard time finding work, and under the new bankruptcy law, they won't be able to discharge their debt.
   • Congress recently tightened the bankruptcy rules, making it much harder to discharge debts.

   Synonyms

   pay, pay off, pay in full, settle (up), clear, honour, meet, liquidate, satisfy, defray, make good

   informal square
2. 3.2 Release (a party) from a contract or obligation.
   免除（一方的）合同（或责任）
   the insurer is discharged from liability from the day of breach

   自违约之日起，保险公司就免除了责任。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • If you have already studied the law of contract, you may remember that there are a number of ways in which contracts may be discharged so that parties no longer have any obligations under them.
   • If the other party fails to discharge the burden, the court would be in a position to decide to accept the evidence of the first party without requiring resort to cross-examination.
   • Generally the parties are discharged from the performance of any future obligations.
   • The husband should be able to put a mortgage on the mortgage to discharge all of his obligations to his ex-wife.
   • In the end, that was what this arrangement depended upon, that the putative trustee should acquire the property beneficially and be discharged of its obligations.

   Synonyms

   release, liberate, free, set free, let go, let out, allow to leave, let loose, set loose, turn loose
3. 3.3Law Relieve (a bankrupt) of residual liability.
   〔律〕免除（破产者）剩余责任
   first-time bankrupts are discharged automatically after three years

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Currently every first-time bankrupt is discharged automatically either two or three years after the date of the bankruptcy order depending on how much was originally owed.
   • Most bankrupts could find themselves discharged within a year, an improvement on the current two or three years.
   • From now on, most bankrupts will be automatically discharged after just one year instead of two to three years and, in some cases, discharge could come even earlier.
   • Currently, bankrupts aren't usually discharged for three years but from next April, this will be cut to a maximum of a year.
   • In part it can probably be attributed to the fact that the Enterprise Act has resulted in most bankrupts being automatically discharged after just one year.

   Synonyms

   free from, free of, set free from, release from, liberate from, exempt from, excuse from, absolve from, let off, extricate from, discharge from, unburden of, disburden of, disencumber of

4Law
(of a judge or court) cancel (an order of a court)

1. 4.1 Cancel (a contract) because of completion or breach.
   （因合同完成或违约而）取消（合同）
   an existing mortgage to be discharged on completion

   一项在完成后将被取消的现有抵押。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • There are enough questions raised by the material for me to conclude that the mortgage should not be discharged on closing.
   • This method of discharging a contract involves a breach by one party of an obligation under the contract which is so fundamental that its breach is tantamount to his repudiating or rejecting the contract as a whole.
   • The respondent's case was that the effect of that void variation was to discharge the contract of sale.
   • Those duties were imposed to ensure that a mortgagee is diligent in discharging his mortgage and returning the property to the mortgagor.
   • In its broad sense, the term further encompasses the settlement of the obligations, that is, the completion of payment discharging them.

1The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

出院前可对病人转诊进行讨论。

1. 1.1count noun An act of releasing someone from the custody or restraint of the law.
   解除对（某人）法律上的监管（或监禁）
   she was given an absolute discharge after admitting breaking a smoking ban

   她在承认违反了吸烟的禁令之后，获得了无条件释放。参见CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The trial judge granted an absolute discharge on the marijuana count.
   • If convicted, he could face a penalty ranging from 18 months in jail to an absolute discharge with no criminal record.
   • He concluded that in this case, given what occurred and who the appellant was, a discharge was not a sufficiently severe sentence and a fine was more appropriate.
   • Nor does it make for efficiency as the courts would be cluttered with prosecutions of blameless individuals who would ultimately be dealt with by means of an absolute discharge.
   • It is clear that the trial judge focussed on the issue before me, and was aware of the Crown's position with respect to the granting of an absolute discharge.

   Synonyms

   release, liberation

   acquittal, clearance, clearing

   absolution, pardon, exoneration, reprieve, amnesty, exculpation

   informal let-off, letting off

   historical manumission

2The action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance.

这些细菌会引起阴道分泌物。

1. 2.1 A substance that has been discharged.
   industrial discharge has turned the river into an open sewer

   工业排放物已经将这条河流变成了一个露天的阴沟。

   count noun a greeny-yellow nasal discharge

   黄绿色的鼻腔分泌物。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • There used to be raw sewage and all kinds of industrial discharge, so the problem has improved.
   • The discharge from the sewage treatment plant was irrigated down the middle of the street and would soon be sprayed on a golf course.
   • Symptoms frequently start in the neonatal period and include a chronic nasal discharge or nasal blockage and cough.
   • You may notice a discharge from your vagina.
   • Pressure on the prostate may cause a discharge of pus from the penis.
   • Samples of the discharge taken by the Agency revealed it was polluting.
   • He said a full report had not been received on the development's impact on protected species in the woodland - including bats and badgers - and also on the discharge from the sewage treatment works.
   • There was swelling, tenderness, erythema, and slight purulent discharge from the lesion.
   • The magnitude of the loads is dependent upon the discharge volumes.
   • The presence of purulent nasal discharge is more likely to result in a physician's prescribing an antibiotic for a patient with acute bronchitis.
   • Call your child's doctor if nasal discharge turns from clear to yellow, green, or gray.
   • The discharge from the animal enclosures, however, pushes the E. coli count even higher, to as much as 75 000.
   • Ovulation can also be detected by a half-degree drop in body temperature, and a change in vaginal discharge.
   • When the system is being used, it will collect the discharge, which will later be disposed of separately.
   • If a bacterial infection is the cause, there may be some yellow pus-like discharge from the eye.
   • Purulent nipple discharge or persistent discharging sinus may be the rare presenting feature.
   • Currently up to half of the discharge is used to irrigate the playing fields.
   • His nose exam showed minor mild erythema with clear to yellow nasal discharge.
   • They are often covered with crusts formed by discharge and faeces, and become infected by a variety of bacteria and fungi.
   • The drain out-fall can be remote from the farmyard and the discharge may go unnoticed.
   • A yellow white discharge may form and should not be wiped off.
   • A thorough physical examination and lab tests on a sample of discharge from the eye will help the doctor determine the cause of the infection.
   • All patients with spontaneous or unilateral nipple discharge should be referred for surgical evaluation.
   • An adult patient presents with purulent nasal discharge and maxillary facial pain.
   • Physical examination showed an alert newborn, evincing mucoid nasal discharge, and teary eyes.
   • It has also set up an observation post to keep a close watch on the discharge of the river.
   • The primary lesions were pustulonodular, and at times the patient expressed a bit of milky discharge from the lesions.
   • The start of the breeding oestrous cycle is marked by a blood stained discharge, which lasts from four to thirteen days and may first be noticed as blood stained spotting on the animal's bed.

   Synonyms

   emission, secretion, excretion, exudate, effusion

   flow, ooze, seepage, suppuration

   pus, matter
2. 2.2Physics The release of electricity from a charged object.
   〔物理〕放电
   slow discharge of a condenser is fundamental to oscillatory circuits

   电容器的缓慢放电对振荡电路是很重要的。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Thus the amount of discharge from the pixel electrode is reduced by the capacitor.
   • An electrostatic discharge protection device can protect a head gimbal assembly circuit from electrostatic discharge.
   • The problem is that when a large electrical discharge occurs, the magnetic pulse produced causes a voltage to be induced in any wires that may be nearby.
   • It is insensitive to scratches, shock, or electrostatic discharge.
   • In addition, full registration of the cartridge reduces track offsets and electrostatic discharge from the cartridge base plate.
3. 2.3count noun A flow of electricity through air or other gas, especially when accompanied by emission of light.
   （尤指伴随着发光的、空气或其他气体中的）电的流动
   a sizzling discharge between sky and turret

   天空和塔楼间咝咝的电流。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Electricity sizzled as smaller electrical discharges went off.
   • Lightning discharges also generate electromagnetic energy heard on radio receivers as spherics (crackles with very low frequencies), which may be used to locate distant thunderstorms.
   • This discharge could also be accompanied by light and sound, explaining why witnesses report seeing flashing lights and hearing humming noises.
   • A plasma is typically a gaseous discharge containing electrons and positively charged ions.
   • During discharge, electrons flow from the negative electrode to the positive via this ‘external load’, thereby doing electrical work.
4. 2.4 The action of firing a gun or missile.
   开枪；开炮；发射导弹
   a police permit for discharge of an air gun

   警方对发射气枪的许可。

   count noun sounds like discharges of artillery

   听起来像放炮的声音。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • These pistols do not have magazine safeties, but they all incorporate internal firing pin blocks to prevent discharge if the pistol is dropped or suffers a similarly sharp blow.
   • A notice of motion banning the discharge of firearms was passed in Castlebar.
   • As Valkyrie Two continued through the air, the sound of laser cannon discharge rang out.
   • Sub-sonic ammunition is necessary for silenced or suppressed firearms to keep the sound of discharge really quiet.
   • The thrust of a saber, the firing of a musket, even the discharge of a cannon found easy expression in art.
   • The gun sounded off its discharge at the black car.
   • One also prohibited the discharge of projectiles and explosives from balloons.

   Synonyms

   shot, shooting, firing, discharging, explosion, detonation

   blast, crack, bang, pop, report

   burst, volley, salvo, fusillade, barrage

   (discharges), gunfire
5. 2.5 The action of unloading a ship.
   （船的）卸货；下客
   freight for discharge

   Synonyms

   unloading, offloading, unburdening, disburdening, removal, removing, relieving

   emptying

   delivering, deposit

   rare unlading

3The action of doing all that is required to fulfil a responsibility or perform a duty.

主管们在履行职责时必须运用技巧。

1. 3.1 The payment of a debt.
   money paid in discharge of a claim

   用来还债的钱。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The company's assertions in its books of account did not establish the indebtedness of the appellants or any payment of money in discharge of that indebtedness.
   • The complaint is maintainable in respect of cheque which is issued in discharge of legally enforceable debt or liability.
   • Creditors can also contact their county sheriff who can seize and sell on goods belonging to the debtor in discharge of a debt.
   • In breach of this agreement, a director of the company arranged for the collection of cheques, sent to the company in discharge of book debts due to it, for the credit of the company's current account.
   • One of the two directors of a company paid money in discharge of debts owed by two subsidiary companies and guaranteed by the company in the expectation that the company which benefited thereby would repay him.

   Synonyms

   payment, repayment, paying (off), settlement, settling (up), clearance, clearing, honouring, meeting, liquidation, defraying, making good

   informal squaring
2. 3.2Law The relief of a bankrupt from residual liability.
   〔律〕免除（破产者）剩余责任
   machinery to rehabilitate the bankrupt through the process of discharge

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He submits that assets which become the property of the Trustee do not revert to the Bankrupt upon the Bankrupt's discharge.
   • He further argues that if he is found personally liable, the liability was released by his discharge from bankruptcy.
   • The mortgage debt was included in the bankruptcy discharge.
   • The act provides for the automatic discharge of bankrupts after a maximum of 12 months (currently two to three years).
   • All that it bears upon is the prospect of, and the time at which, discharge of the liability would occur.

   Synonyms

   freedom, release, liberation, deliverance, exemption

4Law
The cancellation of an order of a court.