dis·charge²/`dɪstʃɑrdʒ; ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/ n 1 [U] official permission to leave an organization such as an army, or a place such as a hospital or prison 退伍; 离开; 释放: He got married shortly after his discharge from the army. 他退伍后不久就结了婚。 2 [C,U] a substance that comes out of something 排出物: a discharge of toxic waste 排放出的有毒废料