discharge

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in Vietnamese Đưa bệnh nhân ra viện, cho xuất viện

BrE /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/ AmE /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/

verb / noun en → vi

past discharged pp discharged ing discharging

1 LEAVE HOSPITAL [transitive] B1

Đưa bệnh nhân ra viện, cho xuất viện

to allow a patient to leave hospital after treatment or an operation

  • discharge somebody from somewhere

Collocations discharge a patient from hospital · discharge a patient after treatment

  • The doctor discharged her yesterday.

    Bác sĩ đã cho cô ấy xuất viện vào ngày hôm qua.

2 LEAVE MILITARY [transitive] B2

Đưa quân nhân ra khỏi quân đội

to allow a soldier or sailor to leave the army, navy etc after they have finished their time of service

  • discharge somebody from somewhere

Collocations discharge a soldier from the army · discharge a sailor from the navy

  • He was discharged from the army after 20 years of service.

    Anh ấy đã được đưa ra khỏi quân đội sau 20 năm phục vụ.

3 RELEASE ELECTRICITY [intransitive] C1

Phát ra điện năng, phóng điện

to release electricity or a charge of electricity from something such as a battery, capacitor etc.

  • discharge into/from somewhere

Collocations discharge electricity from a battery · discharge energy into the atmosphere

  • The capacitor discharged its charge.

    Đầu tụ điện đã phóng điện.

4 RELEASE LIQUID [intransitive] C1

Phát tán chất lỏng, xả nước

to release liquid from something such as a pipe, container etc.

  • discharge into/from somewhere

Collocations discharge water from a pipe · discharge liquid into the sea

  • The pipe discharged water onto the ground.

    Ống xả nước ra mặt đất.

5 PAY DEBT [transitive] B2

Trả nợ, giải quyết khoản nợ

to pay back a debt or to be free of it

  • discharge a debt

Collocations discharge a mortgage · discharge a loan

  • He discharged his debts and started a new life.

    Anh ấy đã giải quyết xong các khoản nợ và bắt đầu cuộc sống mới.

6 RELEASE GAS [intransitive] C1

Phát tán khí, xả khí

to release gas from something such as a container or pipe

  • discharge into/from somewhere

Collocations discharge gas from a container · discharge methane into the atmosphere

  • The tank discharged gas into the room.

    Thùng xả khí ra phòng.

7 RELEASE RESPONSIBILITY [transitive] C1

Giải phóng trách nhiệm, miễn trừ trách nhiệm

to officially say that someone is no longer responsible for something such as a duty or task

  • discharge somebody from something

Collocations discharge a duty · discharge an obligation

  • The court discharged him of his duties.

    Tòa án đã miễn trừ trách nhiệm của ông ấy.

8 RELEASE MATERIAL [transitive] C1

Phát tán chất thải, xả hóa chất

to release material such as waste or chemicals into the environment

  • discharge something into somewhere

Collocations discharge waste into the river · discharge chemicals into the ocean

  • The factory discharged toxic waste into the river.

    Nhà máy đã xả chất thải độc hại ra sông.