英语词汇“discharge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

dischargedischarge1 /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/ verb

ETYMOLOGYdischarge¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French descharger, from Late Latin carricare to load

VERB TABLE

discharge

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	discharge
	he, she, it	discharges
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	discharged
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have discharged
	he, she, it	has discharged
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had discharged
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will discharge
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have discharged

Continuous Form
Present	I	am discharging
	he, she, it	is discharging
	you, we, they	are discharging
Past	I, he, she, it	was discharging
	you, we, they	were discharging
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been discharging
	he, she, it	has been discharging
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been discharging
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be discharging
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been discharging

COLLOCATIONS► be honorably/dishonorably discharged

Harris was honorably discharged from the army in 1998.

1SEND somebody AWAY [transitive] to officially allow or tell someone to leave a hospital after being treated, or to leave a military organization that he or she has worked for: discharge somebody from something When do you expect Mom to be discharged from the hospital?be honorably/dishonorably discharged Harris was honorably discharged from the army in 1998.2LIQUID/GAS [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive usually passive] to send out gas, liquid, smoke, etc. or to allow it to escape: discharge into The pond discharges into Matadero Creek.discharge something into something Raw sewage was discharged into the ocean.3SHOOT [intransitive, transitive] formal if you discharge a gun, or if it discharges, it shoots a bullet: Jefferson’s gun accidentally discharged, killing him.4DUTY/RESPONSIBILITY/DEBT [transitive] formal to perform a duty, keep a promise, or pay a debt: The soldiers discharged their duty with honor.5ELECTRICITY [intransitive, transitive] science, physics if a piece of electrical equipment discharges or is discharged, it sends out electricity6A WOUND [transitive] medicine if a wound or body part discharges a substance such as pus (=infected liquid), the substance slowly comes out of it7GOODS/PASSENGERS [transitive] formal to take goods or passengers off a ship, airplane, etc.: The captain gave the order to discharge the cargo.[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French descharger, from Late Latin carricare to load]

verb | noun

dischargedischarge2 /ˈdɪstʃɑrdʒ/ noun 1[uncountable] the action of officially sending someone or something away, especially from the hospital or the army, navy, etc.: Some soldiers were given a medical discharge.discharge from After his discharge from the army, Jim got married. → see also dishonorable discharge, honorable discharge2[countable, uncountable] the act of sending a substance out of something else, or the substance that comes out: discharge of The discharge of harmful chemicals into drinking water is banned.3[uncountable] medicine a substance that comes out of a wound or out of a part of your body such as your nose: Nasal discharge may mean the patient has a sinus infection.4[uncountable] the act of shooting a gun: the discharge of a firearm5[countable, uncountable] science, physics electricity that is sent out by a piece of equipment, a storm, etc.6[uncountable] formal the act of doing a duty7[uncountable] formal the act of paying a debt