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delivery

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de·liv·er·y /dɪˈlɪvəri/ ●●● S3 W3 noun (plural deliveries)  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]TAKE/BRING the act of bringing goods, letters etc to a particular person or place, or the things that are brought 递送，交付；递送的物品
 Most Indian restaurants offer free delivery.
大多数印度餐馆提供免费外送服务。
 You can expect delivery in a week to ten days.
你可以在一周至十天内收到货物。
 fresh milk deliveries
新鲜牛奶递送
delivery of
 deliveries of food and supplies
送来的食物和补给
on delivery (=when something is delivered) 到货时
 The restaurant pays cash on delivery for fish, which the local fishermen like.
这家饭店买鱼采用货到付款的方式，受到当地渔民的欢迎。
2  take delivery of something to officially accept something large that you have bought 提取〔所购买的大型商品〕
 We expect to take delivery of the aircraft sometime in June.
我们预期6月份提取飞机。
Examples from the Corpus
take delivery of something• Soon after taking delivery of the car, he had a crash in it, due to its defective steering mechanism.• The buyers took delivery of the foil but never made full payment.• The construction equipment giant has been a customer since the early Seventies, and has taken delivery of 150,000 engines to date.• Read in studio A new detention centre for immigrants has taken delivery of its first inmates, despite protests from local people.• School joy: Eastbourne School, Darlington, will take delivery of a brand new £14,000 minibus on Wednesday.• First, the cheque which Y had given X when Y took delivery of the car from X, was dishonoured.
3  [countableC]MB the process of giving birth to a child 分娩，生产 → labour
 Mrs Howell had an easy delivery.
豪厄尔太太的分娩很顺利。
 Liz was taken to the delivery room (=a room in a hospital for births) immediately.
利兹立即被送进产房。
4  [uncountableU]TALK/MAKE A SPEECH the way in which someone speaks in public 〔在公共场合的〕讲话方式，演说风格
 You’ll have to work on your delivery.
你还得在演说技巧上下功夫。
n COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + delivery
free (=you do not pay extra for it)
We offer free delivery anywhere in the UK.
Delivery is free for purchases over £20.
special/express delivery (=that delivers mail and packages very quickly)
A brown package arrived by special delivery.
next-day delivery (=happening on the next day)
You have to pay extra for next-day delivery.
recorded delivery British EnglishBrE (=when a record is kept of posting and safe delivery)
I’d better send my passport by recorded delivery.
mail delivery (also postal delivery British EnglishBrE)
The strike stopped mail deliveries to 20,000 homes and businesses.
parcel delivery British EnglishBrE (=a parcel that someone delivers to you)
I’m expecting a parcel delivery later today.
milk/fuel/pizza etc delivery
I gave the kids some money for a pizza delivery.
delivery + NOUN
a delivery date/time
The normal delivery time is 7 – 10 days after you place your order.
a delivery service
We try to maintain a high standard of delivery service to our customers.
a delivery charge (=an amount of money you pay for delivery)
There’s no delivery charge on goods over £20.
a delivery note (=piece of paper showing the details of your order)
A delivery note is sent along with the goods.
a delivery truck (also delivery van British EnglishBrE)
Just then a delivery truck stopped outside.
a delivery man (=man who delivers goods to people)
He got a job as a delivery man for a hardware store.
verbs
do a delivery
We usually do the deliveries in the morning.
make a delivery
I’m afraid we don’t make deliveries on Saturdays.
offer delivery
We offer free, next-day delivery on all orders.
have a delivery
We've just had a delivery of tiles from Italy.
accept/receive a delivery
Someone must be at home to accept the delivery.
take delivery of something
The airline has just taken delivery of three new passenger jets.
Examples from the Corpus
delivery• Ask your neighbor to take any deliveries while you are on vacation.• Meg was recovering from a particularly complicated delivery.• She had a quick, easy delivery.• Pizza Mondo offers free delivery.• The actor gives his usual gruff delivery, meant to convince us he's honest.• I mean, I was seventeen or eighteen and helping out in deliveries.• mail deliveries• At first sight, indeed, every civilization looks rather like a railway goods yard, constantly receiving and dispatching miscellaneous deliveries.• Or pay extra for special handling or private delivery services.• Efficiency is also sought in accurate invoicing and supply, regular deliveries and good reporting on outstanding orders.• A hospital is usually the best place for a safe delivery.• Bob had driven into the delivery yard after satisfying the man on the gate that he was on official business.• That is what we seek to do, rather than adopting a defeatist attitude to the delivery of health care.• J., says cord prices are flat with last year at about $ 115 with delivery.
cash on delivery• Payment is to be made on a cash on delivery basis.• Most people will offer something even if it is only a few percent for cash on delivery.• If you have reservations only accept orders on the basis of cash on delivery.• Terms of cash on delivery or advance payment should be instituted for future sales to consistently delinquent accounts.• Cash with order or cash on delivery is always better than cash some time in the future.
delivery room• They never had to pay for a delivery room.• Further money has been used to buy hand mirrors for each delivery room.• I was shaved, given an enema, sent to shower and then directed to a bed in the delivery room.• Mrs. Haims was rushed into the delivery room at 7:42.• In Britain newborn babies are identified with name tags before they leave the delivery room.
From Longman Business Dictionary
deliveryde·liv·er·y /dɪˈlɪvəri/ noun (plural deliveries)
1[countableC, uncountableU] the act or process of bringing goods, letters etc to a particular place or person
Deliveries to the restaurant should be made at the back entrance.
a delivery charge
They have just taken delivery of (=received) ten new American fighter jets.
→ part delivery → recorded delivery → special delivery → spot delivery
2[uncountableU]LAW when a seller officially hands over something, for example a document relating to property or shares, to a buyer
→ see also advice of delivery, cash before delivery, cash on delivery, general delivery
de·liv·er·y noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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