discharge

退院させる、除隊させる

病院や軍隊、収容されていた場所から離れることを正式に認める。

やさしい英語で： To officially allow someone to leave a hospital, the armed forces, or a place holding them.

• The hospital discharged her yesterday.
• He was honourably discharged from the army.
• Will the doctor discharge me today?

使い方： discharge someone from something (The doctor discharged her from hospital yesterday.); be discharged (He was discharged after completing his military service.)

類義語： release

反対語： admit

よく使う表現： discharge a patient, discharge someone from something, discharge someone home

排出する、放出する

ある場所や容器の中のものを、流し出したり外へ出したりする。

やさしい英語で： To let something flow or come out of a place or container.

• The pipe discharges water.
• The factory discharged waste into the sea.
• Gas was discharged through a small opening.

使い方： discharge something into something (The pipe discharges water into the river.)

類義語： release, expel, emit

よく使う表現： discharge waste, discharge into something, discharge water

排出する、放出する

中にためられていたものを外へ出す。突然、または一度に出すこともある。

やさしい英語で： To let something leave a place where it was held, sometimes suddenly or all at once.

• The valve discharges steam.
• The factory discharged waste into the river.
• Pressure dropped when gas was discharged from the tank.

使い方： discharge something into something (The pipe discharges water into the river.); discharge something from something (They discharged the steam from the tank.)

類義語： release, emit, let out

よく使う表現： discharge steam, discharge waste, discharge something into something

放電する

蓄えられた電気を失う、または外へ流す。

やさしい英語で： To lose stored electricity or let it flow out.

• The battery discharged overnight.
• This circuit discharges the capacitor safely.
• Unused batteries can discharge slowly.

類義語： drain

反対語： charge

よく使う表現： discharge a battery, discharge completely, discharge a capacitor

発射する、発砲する

銃を撃つこと。また、銃から弾が発射されること。

やさしい英語で： To fire a gun, or for a gun to fire.

• The gun discharged accidentally.
• He discharged his pistol into the air.
• No weapons were discharged during the arrest.

類義語： fire, shoot

よく使う表現： discharge a gun, discharge a weapon, discharge accidentally

返済する、履行する

借りているお金を返す、または果たすべき義務を完了する。

やさしい英語で： To pay what you owe or complete something you are required to do.

• She discharged the debt in full.
• They have discharged all their legal obligations.
• His final payment will discharge the loan.

類義語： settle, fulfil

よく使う表現： discharge a debt, discharge an obligation, discharge your duties

分泌物

傷や体の開口部から出る血液以外の液体。感染などが原因となる。

やさしい英語で： Liquid other than blood that comes from a wound or body opening, often because of an infection.

• There was yellow discharge from the wound.
• The doctor asked about the discharge from his eye.
• Has the discharge changed color?

使い方： discharge from something (She noticed discharge from her ear.)

類義語： secretion

よく使う表現： yellow discharge, discharge from something, vaginal discharge, clear discharge

放出、発砲

何かを外へ出す行為。特に、銃を撃つこと。

やさしい英語で： The action of letting something out, especially firing a gun.

• An accidental discharge damaged the wall.
• The valve allows a slow discharge of steam.
• Several discharges were heard near the firing range.

使い方： discharge of something (We heard the discharge of a firearm.)

類義語： release, firing

よく使う表現： accidental discharge, discharge of steam, discharge averted