deliver
verbVerb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they deliver | |
he / she / it delivers | |
past simple delivered | |
past participle delivered | |
-ing form delivering |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to 递送;传送;交付;运载 - deliver something
I get my food delivered from the supermarket to save time. 为了节省时间,我把我的食物从超市送来。 - deliver something to somebody/something
Leaflets have been delivered to every household. 传单已发送到每家每户。 - deliver (to somebody/something)
We promise to deliver within 48 hours. 我们承诺在 48 小时内送到。 We deliver to our stores seven days a week. 我们一周七天送货上门。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb1The company will deliver free of charge. 公司会免费送货上门。 The letter was delivered to his office. 那封信送到了他的办公室。 The package had been delivered by hand. 这件包裹是由专人递送的。 You can either collect the goods or have them delivered. 你可以亲自取货,或让人递送。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- free of charge
- by hand
- personally
- …
- to
- by
- via
- …
- have something delivered
- deliver something
- [transitive]
to give or send information or ideas to somebody 传递: 将信息或想法传递给某人- deliver something
Let me deliver the good news first. 让我先传递好消息。 The video delivers a clear message about road safety. 这段视频传达了一个关于道路安全的清晰信息。 Essentially, Web designers must deliver content simply and effectively. 本质上,网页设计师必须简单有效地传递内容。 - deliver something to somebody/something
Online training sessions are delivered directly to your desktop. 在线培训课程直接传送到你的台式电脑上。 - deliver something via something
Our courses are delivered via the internet. 我们的课程是通过互联网提供的。
- deliver something
- [transitive] deliver something
to give a speech, talk, performance, etc. or to make an official statement 发表;宣布;发布 - [intransitive, transitive]
to do what you promised to do or what you are expected to do; to produce or provide what people expect you to 履行诺言;不负所望;兑现 He has promised to finish the job by June and I am sure he will deliver. 他答应在六月底完成这项工作,我相信他会履行诺言。 - deliver on something
She always delivers on her promises. 她总是信守诺言。 - deliver something
If you can't deliver improved sales figures, you're fired. 如果你不能按照要求提高销售额,就会被解雇。 The team delivered a stunning victory last night. 昨晚这个队不负众望,大获全胜。 Successive administrations have failed to deliver adequate funding for education. 历届政府都未能为教育提供足够的资金。 the failure of successive governments to deliver economic growth 历届政府未能实现经济增长 - deliver something to somebody
There have been major breakdowns in delivering services to elderly residents. 向老年居民提供服务方面出现了重大故障。
Extra ExamplesThey said they'll do it, but do you really think they will be able to deliver? 他们说他们会做,但你真的认为他们能做到吗? products that deliver on customer expectations 达到顾客期望值的产品 Our aim is deliver high quality services everywhere and at all times. 我们的目标是随时随地提供高质量的服务。 These changes will deliver real benefits for our customers. 这些变化将为我们的客户带来真正的好处。 a company which consistently delivers value in its relationships with customers and consumers 一家在与客户和消费者的关系中一贯提供价值的公司
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- consistently
- effectively
- efficiently
- …
- on
- [transitive]
to take somebody somewhere; to give somebody into somebody else's care or control 交出;交付;移交 - [transitive] deliver a baby
to help a woman to give birth to a baby 助产;接生 The baby was delivered by Caesarean section. 这个婴儿是剖腹产下的。 The baby was delivered safely on Tuesday night. 婴儿在星期二晚上安全地生了下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- by Caesarean
- by Caesarean section
- …
- [transitive]
to give birth to a baby 分娩;生孩子 - deliver something
The number of women delivering their babies in hospital increased. 在医院分娩的妇女人数增加了。 - be delivered of something (formal)
She was delivered of a healthy boy. 她生下一个健康的男孩儿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- by Caesarean
- by Caesarean section
- …
- deliver something
- [transitive] deliver something
to throw or aim something 投掷;把…瞄准;用…对准 - [transitive] deliver somebody (from something) (old use)
to rescue somebody from something bad synonym save解救;拯救;使摆脱 Deliver us from evil. ‘圣经’救我们脱离邪恶
take goods/letters送货/信
give/send information
give speech发表演说
keep promise履行诺言
give to somebody’s care or control
baby婴儿
throw投掷
rescue解救
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.
Idioms
deliver the goods | come up with the goods
signed and sealed | signed, sealed and delivered
definite, because all the legal documents have been signed 签名盖章完毕的;铁定的;成定局的 More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane