deliver
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there. 递送
The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia. 加拿大人计划向索马里南部运送更多的食物。
2. V-T/V-I If you deliver something that you have promised to do, make, or produce, you do, make, or produce it. 实现; 履行
They have yet to show that they can really deliver working technologies. 他们仍需证明他们确实能够实现可用的技术。
The question is, can he deliver?
问题是他能履行吗?
3. V-T If you deliver a lecture or speech, you give it in public. 发表[正式]
The president will deliver a speech about schools. 校长将发表关于学校的演讲。
4. V-T When someone delivers a baby, they help the woman who is giving birth to the baby. 给 (产妇) 接生
Although we'd planned to have our baby at home, we never expected to deliver her ourselves!
尽管我们是打算在家生孩子,可我们从未想过要自己给她接生!
5. V-T If someone delivers a blow to someone else, they hit them. 给予 (打击)[书面]
Those blows to the head could have been delivered by a woman. 头上挨的那些打可能是一个女人所为。
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deliver /dɪˈlɪvə/ (delivering,delivered,delivers)
剑桥词典
- Shops which will deliver goods are thin on the ground these days .
- "What would be the best time of day for us to deliver the table ?" "Oh, any time will be OK."
- For a nominal fee , they will deliver orders to customers ' homes .
- We get our milk delivered.
- The documents were delivered by special messenger .
- The actor delivered his speech in a silken voice .
- The Governor of New York delivered a rousing speech to the national convention .
- She delivered her speech with tremendous wit and verve .
- She delivered a rousing speech full of anger and passion .
- He rose to his feet to deliver his speech .
- He promises a lot but can he deliver?
- Critics claim that the government has failed to deliver on all its pre-election promises .
- As far as housing is concerned , the council has failed to deliver.
- What they promise sounds impressive enough - let's see if they can deliver.
- The company has not delivered on its promise to invest in training .
deliver verb (TAKE)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to take goods , letters , parcels , etc. to people's houses or places of work
运送,递送,投递
Mail is delivered to our office twice a day . 邮差每天给我们办公室投递两次邮件。
The furniture store is delivering our new bed on Thursday . 家具店将在周四把我们的新床送来。
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deliver verb (GIVE)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to give, direct , or aim something
给出;指向;瞄准
The priest delivered a passionate sermon /speech against war . 牧师发表了一篇充满激情的反战布道词/演讲。
The jury delivered a verdict of not guilty . 陪审团作出了无罪判决。
The police said that it was the blow delivered (= given) to her head that killed her. 警方称她是因头部受到撞击而死的。
The pitcher tripped as he delivered the ball (= threw it towards the person with the bat ). 那个投手投球时脚下绊了一跤。
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deliver verb (PRODUCE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to achieve or produce something that has been promised
实现;产生;兑现(诺言)
The government has failed to deliver (what it promised ). 政府没有兑现(承诺)。
mainly US The Republicans are relying on their agricultural policies to deliver the farmers ' vote (= to persuade farmers to vote for them). 共和党依靠其农业政策来争取农民的选票。
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deliver verb (GIVE BIRTH)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to (help ) give birth to a baby
给…助产;接生;分娩
She delivered her third child at home . 她在家里生下了她的第3个孩子。
The baby was delivered by a midwife . 婴儿在助产士的帮助下出生了。
formal The princess has been delivered of (= has given birth to) a healthy baby boy . 公主生下了一个健康的男婴。
deliver verb (SAVE)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ] formalto save someone from a painful or bad experience
拯救,救助
Is there nothing that can be done to deliver these starving people from their suffering ? 难道真的没有什么办法可以救救这些正在挨饿的人吗? 返回 deliver