- [uncountable, countable]
the act of taking goods, letters, etc. to the people they have been sent to 传送；递送；交付 Allow 28 days for delivery. 请留出 28 天送货时间。 We offer free delivery on orders over $200. 对于超过200元的订单我们免费送货。 The service guarantees next day delivery. 这项服务保证第二天交货。 - on delivery
Please pay for goods on delivery (= when you receive them). 请货到付款。 - (formal)
When can you take delivery of (= be available to receive) the car? 你何时能提取那辆汽车？ A delivery van was waiting in the street outside. 一辆送货车在外面的街道上等着。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb2Remember to cancel mail delivery when you go on vacation. 当你去度假时，记得取消邮件递送。 Ensure all material is properly packed and sent by recorded delivery. 确保把所有材料包装妥当并挂号寄出。 Order by 30 November to ensure delivery by Christmas. 在 11 月 30 日之前下单以确保圣诞节之前能送达。 We offer free home delivery. 我们免费送货上门。 We guarantee delivery before 9 a.m. the next day. 我们保证第二天上午 9 点前交货。 guaranteed express delivery to over 170 countries 到 170 多个国家的快递，保证送达 The government has now taken delivery of the new fighter planes. 政府已接收交付的新战斗机。 She had made a delivery to the address earlier that day. 那天她早早地就把邮件按地址送达了。 The shop receives only one delivery of books per week. 这家商店每星期只进一次书。 At the moment there are two deliveries a day. 目前邮件一天递送两次。 We have regular deliveries of bread and milk to the cottage. 我们定期向小屋运送面包和牛奶。 We are awaiting delivery of some new office furniture. 我们在等待一些新办公家具送货。 We do all our deliveries in the mornings. 我们所有的递送都在上午进行。 completed orders for delivery 填好的送货单 He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy. 他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。 Are there any delivery charges? 有送货费吗？ The cost of postal delivery to rural houses is three times as much. 邮寄到农村房屋的费用是原来的三倍。 Getting delivery trucks to the site was difficult. 让送货卡车到达现场很困难。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- small
- express
- …
- do
- make
- accept
- …
- truck
- van
- date
- …
- for delivery
- on delivery
- delivery to
- …
- [uncountable]
the act of making a service or information available to people 传送；递送；交付 the delivery of public services 提供公共事业服务 We have invested to improve service delivery. 我们已经投资改进递送服务。 Digital content delivery, especially music and video, is big business. 数字内容交付，尤其是音乐和视频，是一项大生意。 an electronic message delivery system 电子信息传送系统
Extra ExamplesNew trends in healthcare delivery pose a significant challenge to hospitals throughout the country. 医疗保健服务的新趋势给全国的医院带来了巨大的挑战。 We need more efficient delivery of humanitarian aid. 我们需要更加有效地送达这些人道主义援助。
- [countable, uncountable]
the process of giving birth to a baby 分娩 an easy/a difficult delivery 容易/困难的交货 a delivery room/ward (= in a hospital, etc.) 产房；产科病房 a vaginal/caesarean delivery 阴道分娩/剖腹产分娩
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesc2She had a very easy delivery with her second child. 她第二胎分娩很顺利。 The figures show an increase in forceps deliveries. 数据显示产钳分娩数量增多。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- difficult
- easy
- premature
- …
- have
- room
- [singular]
the way in which somebody speaks, sings a song, etc. in public 演讲方式；表演风格 - [countable]
a ball that is thrown, especially in cricket or baseball 投球（尤指板球或棒球） a fast delivery 一个快投球
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French delivree, feminine past participle of delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.
Idioms
cash on delivery
- (abbreviation COD)
a system of paying for goods when they are delivered 货到付款；交货付现