discern ing /di's3:mij; NAmE -'S3:m-/ adj. (approving) able to show good
judgement about the quality of
sb/sthWtRS'JAltt; XBSAltt; XPSAW
discern ment /dominant; NAmE -'S3:rn-/ noun [u]
(formal, approving) the ability to show
good judgement about the quality of sb/sth iR #ij A; M % A HTH discrimination : He shows great
discernment in his choice of friends, SHA4IIW BUXo discharge verb, noun ■ verb /dis'tja:d3; NAmE -'t.fa:rd3/
►
FROM HOSPITAL/JOB El^ ; X #1 [VN] [usually
passive] ~ sb (from sth) to give sb official permission to leave a place or
job; to make sb leave a job /H# ( SA ) ^
: Patients were being
discharged from the hospital too early. '^jAfl$ii-¥-I£//t£til^o 0 She had discharged
herself against medical advice. #tk X h/t
E
^
ffi g ih KT o 0 He was discharged from the army following his injury. ffe
ifi
fa
ffc il ffi 7 o 0 She was discharged from the police force for bad
conduct. XX$Ll&'?n
►
FROM PRISON/COURT 2 [VN] [often passive] to
allow sb to leave prison or
court # tft : He was conditionally discharged after admitting the
theft,
life 7ft
►
GAS/LIQUID A#; 3 ~ (sth) (into sth) when a gas or
a liquid discharges or
is discharged, or sb discharges
it, it flows somewhere ]]f X; iH: M The river
is diverted through the
power station before discharging into the sea. <> o [VN] The
factory was fined for
discharging chemicals into the river.
►
FORCE/POWER AM; tfe A 4 {technical Ain) to release
force or power % ( A
) ; M ( ) : [VN] Lightning is
caused by clouds discharging
electricity.
[also V]
►
DUTY 5R A 5 [VN] (formal) to do everything that
is necessary to perform and complete a particular duty A-
( IR ) ; %)|; MIX to discharge your
duties/ responsibilities/obligations Utr IRi# / / A# 0 to
discharge a debt (= to pay it)
►
GUN 6 [VN] (formal) to fire a gun, etc. ;
JfA »
noun /'distja:d3; NAmE-tja:rd3/
►
OF LIQUID/GAS 1 [U, C] the action of releasing
a substance such as a
liquid or gas; a substance that comes out from inside somewhere j# ft ( fcb
( M fB i ) : a ban on the discharge
of toxic
waste O thunder and lightning
caused by electrical
discharges o
nasal/vaginal discharge (= from the
nose/VAGiNA) #
B; mmwm
►
FROM HOSPITAL/JOB E££; Xf4 2 [U, C] ~ (from sth) the
act of officially
allowing sb, or of telling sb, to leave somewhere, especially sb in a hospital
or the army
MR;
ilfE
►
OF DUTY JfRJt 3 [U] (formal) the act of performing
a task or a duty or of paying money that is owed ( jf^rl&IR
)
MAr, #lAr; ( fS&W ) fnf*- the discharge of
debts/obligations X&MMfa
dis ciple /di'saipl/ noun 1 a person who believes
in and follows the teachings of a religious or political leader ##; oH $=; it fi® ■# PH?I follower : a disciple of the economist John Maynard
Keynes ££ ^ ^44 ft •
2 (according to the
Bible) one of the people who followed Jesus Christ and his teachings when he
was living on earth, especially one of the twelve Apostles ( )
H#, XxH'&Z—
dis cip lin ar ian /.disaplTnearian; NAmE -'ner-/ noun a person who believes
in using rules and punishments for controlling people £E##:
She’s a very strict disciplinarian. jffejAAr
discip
linary /'disaplinari;
.dtsa'phnari; NAmE 'disa- planeri/ adj. connected with the
punishment of people who break rules ^4c£E#6iJ; IMt4E##J; a disciplinary hearing (= to decide if sb has
done sth wrong) £E W ^ ifl, 0 The company will
be taking disciplinary action against him.
dis cip line /'disaplin/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [U] the practice of
training people to obey rules and orders and punishing them if they do not; the
controlled behaviour or situation that results from this training i)l| ^; ill| ^; £E W; M £E : The school has a
reputation for high standards of discipline.
0 Strict discipline is imposed on army recruits. O She keeps good
discipline in class. 2 [C] a method
of training your mind or
body or of controlling your behaviour; an area of activity where this is
necessary ill| ftXMJ; Yogaisagood
discipline for learning to
relax. ^
Hill Ml—# ^ Al X
3
[U]
the ability to control your behaviour or the way you live, work, etc. g Al A; il X £E#: He’ll never get
anywhere working for himself—he’s got no discipline. itfcX
g
g r|!j A o — see also self-discipline 4 [C] an area of
knowledge; a subject that people study or are taught, especially in a
university £fliR4^;
m
■
verb 1 [VN] ~ sb (for sth) to
punish sb for sth they have done ; &hf!j: The officers were
disciplined for using racist language.
^ o 2 [VN] to train sb, especially a child, to obey particular
rules and control the way they behave Dl| till#; a guide to the best ways of disciplining
your child WI&TAIHiA'&tBit
3 ~ yourself to control the way you behave and make yourself do things that you
believe you should do g ft
M ; ( g
B ) : [VN to inf] He disciplined himself
to exercise at least three times a week, g B^J*1 M0 0 [VN]
Dieting is a matter of disciplining yourself. g
rfrj ► dis-cip-lined adj. : a disciplined
army/
team disciplined approach to
work'rmtoxfti&m
'disc jockey noun (abbr. DJ) (also dee-jay) a person whose job is to
introduce and play popular recorded music, on radio or television or at a club
( , RitJE
disclaim /dis'kleim/ verb [VN] (formal) 1 to state publicly that
you have no knowledge of sth, or that you are not responsible for sth ff If iA; ^ iA ECTTI
deny : She disclaimed any
knowledge of her husband’s whereabouts. M^iA^nilAA^lT^o 0 The rebels disclaimed all responsibility
for the explosion. fx.'M'fr1?- 2 to give up your
right to sth, such as
property or a title jfc# ( M/A A ) H771 RENOUNCE
dis claim er /dis'kleima^)/ noun 1 (formal) a statement in which sb
says that they are not connected with or responsible for sth, or that they do
not have any knowledge of it 2 (law /$) a statement in which a
person says officially that
they do not claim the right to do sth^m^Hj] ( 45 )
dis close /dis'klauz; NAmE -'klouz/ verb 1 ~ sth (to sb) to give
sb information about sth, especially sth that was previously secret JUft; 'MM PETTI reveal: [VN]
The spokesman refused to disclose details of the
takeover to the press.
o [V that] The report discloses
that human error was to blame for the accident. A^0
ia o O [VN that] It was disclosed that
two women were being interviewed by the police. > HAf ^ N-
[also V wh-] 2 [VN] (formal) to allow sth that was
hidden to be seen IIM; {]£ H M PE771 reveal : The door swung open,
disclosing a long dark passage. H7F7, M&—
dis clo sure /dis‘kl0U30(r); NAmE -'klou-/ noun (formal) 1 [U] the act of making
sth known or public that was previously secret or private M M ; ill
M ; A A ETm revelation : the newspaper’s
disclosure of defence secrets 2
[C] information or a fact
that is made known or public
that was previously secret or private jgHftjffcM;
H1??! revelation : startling disclosures
about his private life