| 单词 | discharge |
| 释义 | discharge discharge /; AmE / verb, noun
■ verb [+ obj]
1 (usually be discharged) to give sb official permission to leave a place or job; to make sb leave a job: She was discharged from the police force for bad conduct. to be discharged from hospital
2 (formal) to do everything that is necessary to perform and complete a particular duty or task: to discharge your duties/obligations/responsibilities to discharge a debt/liability (= to finish paying back money you owe)
3 (formal) to free sb from a particular duty or responsibility: The judge discharged the jury from reaching a decision.
4 (Law ) to officially allow a bankrupt person to stop paying back their debts and do business again: First-time bankrupts are discharged automatically after three years. Discharged bankrupts often have difficulty gaining credit.
■ noun
1 Law [U,C] the act of officially allowing sb, or of telling sb, to leave a job or a place : (AmE) The fired employees sued for unlawful discharge. Shareholders voted on the discharge of the members of the Board (= of directors). She was medically fit for discharge from hospital.
2 (formal) [U] the act of performing a task or a duty or of paying an amount of money that is owed: the discharge of a contract (= doing everything that you were required to do) ◆ the discharge of debts/liabilities/duties Arrangements have been made for the discharge of mortgage payments. money paid in discharge of a claim
3 (Law ) [U] the official act of allowing a person who is bankrupt to stop paying their debts and do business again: applying to court for the discharge of a bankrupt The government wants to reduce the discharge period from three years to 12 months.
4 [C,U] an act of releasing a substance such as a liquid or gas into the environment: a project to reduce discharges of hazardous waste the discharge of chemicals into rivers
5 (Transport ) [U] the act of removing goods or passengers from a ship that has arrived at a port: the port of discharge (= where the goods are being sent) |
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