[, ]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（船只到港后）旅客下船，卸货◆the port of discharge (= where the goods are being sent)卸货港