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 遞送;傳送;交付;運載 - deliver something
I get my food delivered from the supermarket to save time. 爲了節省時間,我把我的食物從超市送來。 - deliver something to somebody/something
Leaflets have been delivered to every household. 傳單已發送到每家每戶。 - deliver (to somebody/something)
We promise to deliver within 48 hours. 我們承諾在 48 小時内送到。 We deliver to our stores seven days a week. 我們一周七天送貨上門。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb1The company will deliver free of charge. 公司會免費送貨上門。 The letter was delivered to his office. 那封信送到了他的辦公室。 The package had been delivered by hand. 這件包裹是由專人遞送的。 You can either collect the goods or have them delivered. 你可以親自取貨,或讓人遞送。
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 傳遞: 將信息或想法傳遞給某人- deliver something
Let me deliver the good news first. 讓我先傳遞好消息。 The video delivers a clear message about road safety. 這段視頻傳達了一個關於道路安全的清晰信息。 Essentially, Web designers must deliver content simply and effectively. 本質上,網頁設計師必須簡單有效地傳遞内容。 - deliver something to somebody/something
Online training sessions are delivered directly to your desktop. 在線培訓課程直接傳送到你的台式電腦上。 - deliver something via something
Our courses are delivered via the internet. 我們的課程是通過互聯網提供的。
- deliver something
- [transitive] deliver something
to give a speech, talk, performance, etc. or to make an official statement 發表;宣布;發布 - [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 履行諾言;不負所望;兌現 He has promised to finish the job by June and I am sure he will deliver. 他答應在六月底完成這項工作,我相信他會履行諾言。 - deliver on something
She always delivers on her promises. 她總是信守諾言。 - deliver something
If you can't deliver improved sales figures, you're fired. 如果你不能按照要求提高銷售額,就會被解僱。 The team delivered a stunning victory last night. 昨晚這個隊不負衆望,大獲全勝。 Successive administrations have failed to deliver adequate funding for education. 歷屆政府都未能爲教育提供足夠的資金。 the failure of successive governments to deliver economic growth 歷屆政府未能實現經濟增長 - deliver something to somebody
There have been major breakdowns in delivering services to elderly residents. 向老年居民提供服務方面出現了重大故障。
Extra ExamplesThey said they'll do it, but do you really think they will be able to deliver? 他們說他們會做,但你真的認爲他們能做到嗎? products that deliver on customer expectations 達到顧客期望值的産品 Our aim is deliver high quality services everywhere and at all times. 我們的目標是随時随地提供高質量的服務。 These changes will deliver real benefits for our customers. 這些變化將爲我們的客戶帶來真正的好處。 a company which consistently delivers value in its relationships with customers and consumers 一家在與客戶和消費者的關系中一貫提供價值的公司
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 助産;接生 The baby was delivered by Caesarean section. 這個嬰兒是剖腹産下的。 The baby was delivered safely on Tuesday night. 嬰兒在星期二晚上安全地生了下來。
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. 在醫院分娩的婦女人數增加了。 - be delivered of something (formal)
She was delivered of a healthy boy. 她生下一個健康的男孩兒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- by Caesarean
- by Caesarean section
- …
- deliver something
- [transitive] deliver something
to throw or aim something 投擲;把…瞄準;用…對準 - [transitive] deliver somebody (from something) (old use)
to rescue somebody from something bad synonym save解救;拯救;使擺脫 Deliver us from evil. ‘聖經’救我們脫離邪惡
take goods/letters送貨/信
give/send information
give speech發表演說
keep promise履行諾言
give to somebody’s care or control
baby嬰兒
throw投擲
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 簽名蓋章完畢的;鐵定的;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