de·liv·er /dɪˈlɪvə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W2 verb 1 take STH somewhere 把某物带到某处 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TAKE/BRING to take goods, letters, packages etc to a particular place or person 递送,传送 The morning mail has just been delivered. 早晨的邮件刚送到。
Do you deliver on Saturdays? 星期六你们送货吗?
deliver something to somebody They set off to deliver supplies to an isolated village. 他们出发把物资运送到一座偏僻的村庄。
I’m having some flowers delivered for her birthday. 我在安排人给她送花祝贺生日。
► see thesaurus at take 2 deliver a speech/lecture/address etc TALK/MAKE A SPEECHto make a speech etc to a lot of people 发表演讲 The king delivered a televised speech to the nation on November 5. 国王在11月5日向全国发表了电视讲话。
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say give a speech/lecture/talk rather than deliver a speech/lecture/talk. 在日常英语中,人们一般说 give a speech/lecture/talk ,而不说 deliver a speech/lecture/talk 。
3 do STH you should do 做应该做的事 [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 履行职责[承诺];兑现 the costs of delivering adequate nursing care 提供满意护理的费用
the failure of some services to deliver the goods (=do what they have promised) 一些服务机构未能按承诺提供服务
The company will deliver on its promises. 该公司将兑现承诺。
4 baby 婴儿 [transitiveT]MB to help a woman give birth to her baby, or to give birth to a baby 给…接生;生产,分娩 They rushed her to hospital where doctors delivered her baby. 他们急速将她送到医院,让医生给她接生。
5 blow/shock etc 给予打击/震惊等 [transitiveT]GIVE to give something such as a blow, shock, or warning to someone or something 给予〔打击、震惊或警告〕 He delivered a strong warning about the dangers facing the government. 他就政府所面临的危险发出了强烈警告。
6 deliver a judgment/verdict SCTJUDGEto officially state a formal decision or judgment 宣布判决/裁决 The jury delivered a verdict of unlawful killing. 陪审团宣布了非法杀人的裁决。
7 person 人 [transitiveT]GIVE formal to put someone into someone else’s control 把〔某人〕交与deliver somebody to somebody Sharett had betrayed him and delivered him to the enemy. 沙雷特出卖了他,把他交给了敌人。
8 votes 投票 [transitiveT] especially American EnglishAmEPPV to get the votes or support of a particular group of people in an election 〔在竞选中〕得到…的票 He cannot deliver the Latino vote. 他得不到拉美裔选民的票。
9 make SB free of STH 使某人脱离某事 [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. “救我们脱离邪恶吧。” 她祈祷道。
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. 破产者必须交出所有的账本、文件和记录。
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]