[, ]the act of officially allowing sb, or of telling sb, to leave a job or a place 解雇；免职；获准离开◆(NAmE) The fired employees sued for unlawful discharge. 被解雇的员工以非法解雇为由提起诉讼。
() [] the act of performing a task or a duty or of paying an amount of money that is owed 履行；执行；（债务的）清偿◆the discharge of a contract (= doing everything that you were required to do) 合同的履行◆the discharge of debts/liabilities/duties 债务的清偿；职务的履行
() [] the official act of allowing a person who is bankrupt to stop paying their debts and do business again 允许破产者停止还债恢复经营◆applying to court for the discharge of a bankrupt 向法院申请取消破产债务恢复经营
[, ]an act of releasing a substance such as a liquid or gas into the environment （液体、气体的）排放，释放◆a project to reduce discharges of hazardous waste 减少排放有毒废料的方案◆the discharge of chemicals into rivers 向河流排放化学品
() [] the act of removing goods or passengers from a ship that has arrived at a port （船只到港後）旅客下船，卸货◆the port of discharge (= where the goods are being sent) 卸货港