de·liv·er /dɪˈlɪvə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W2 verb1 take STH somewhere 把某物帶到某處 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TAKE/BRING to take goods, letters, packages etc to a particular place or person 遞送,傳送The morning mail has just been delivered. 早晨的郵件剛送到。
Do you deliver on Saturdays? 星期六你們送貨嗎?
deliver something to somebodyThey set off to deliver supplies to an isolated village. 他們出發把物資運送到一座偏僻的村莊。
I’m having some flowers delivered for her birthday. 我在安排人給她送花祝賀生日。
► see thesaurus at take 2 deliver a speech/lecture/address etc TALK/MAKE A SPEECHto make a speech etc to a lot of people 發表演講The king delivered a televised speech to the nation on November 5. 國王在11月5日向全國發表了電視講話。
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say give a speech/lecture/talk rather than deliver a speech/lecture/talk. 在日常英語中,人們一般說 give a speech/lecture/talk ,而不說 deliver a speech/lecture/talk 。
3 do STH you should do 做應該做的事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DOPROMISE to do or provide the things you are expected to, because you are responsible for them or they are part of your job 履行職責[承諾];兌現the costs of delivering adequate nursing care 提供滿意護理的費用
the failure of some services to deliver the goods (=do what they have promised) 一些服務機構未能按承諾提供服務
The company will deliver on its promises. 該公司將兌現承諾。
4 baby 嬰兒 [transitiveT]MB to help a woman give birth to her baby, or to give birth to a baby 給…接生;生産,分娩They rushed her to hospital where doctors delivered her baby. 他們急速將她送到醫院,讓醫生給她接生。
5 blow/shock etc 給予打擊/震驚等 [transitiveT]GIVE to give something such as a blow, shock, or warning to someone or something 給予〔打擊、震驚或警告〕He delivered a strong warning about the dangers facing the government. 他就政府所面臨的危險發出了強烈警告。
6 deliver a judgment/verdict SCTJUDGEto officially state a formal decision or judgment 宣布判決/裁決The jury delivered a verdict of unlawful killing. 陪審團宣布了非法殺人的裁決。
7 person 人 [transitiveT]GIVE formal to put someone into someone else’s control 把〔某人〕交與deliver somebody to somebodySharett had betrayed him and delivered him to the enemy. 沙雷特出賣了他,把他交給了敵人。
8 votes 投票 [transitiveT] especially American EnglishAmEPPV to get the votes or support of a particular group of people in an election 〔在競選中〕得到…的票He cannot deliver the Latino vote. 他得不到拉美裔選民的票。
9 make SB free of STH 使某人脫離某事 [transitiveT]SAVE/RESCUE literary or biblical to help someone escape from something bad or evil 拯救,解救deliver somebody from something‘Deliver us from evil, ’ she prayed. “救我們脫離邪惡吧。” 她祈禱道。
10 deliver something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v formal GIVEto give something to someone else 移交〔某物〕A bankrupt must deliver up all his books, papers and records. 破産者必須交出所有的賬本、文件和記錄。
deliver up• Kim has done a lot of the running around, delivering or picking up documents.• Hold on to all these smells until the evening, when you can deliver them up on to the blank paper. —deliverer noun [countableC]