deliver
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there. 遞送
The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia. 加拿大人計劃向索馬里南部運送更多的食物。
2. V-T/V-I If you deliver something that you have promised to do, make, or produce, you do, make, or produce it. 實現(xiàn); 履行
They have yet to show that they can really deliver working technologies. 他們?nèi)孕枳C明他們確實能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)可用的技術(shù)。
The question is, can he deliver?
問題是他能履行嗎?
3. V-T If you deliver a lecture or speech, you give it in public. 發(fā)表[正式]
The president will deliver a speech about schools. 校長將發(fā)表關(guān)于學校的演講。
4. V-T When someone delivers a baby, they help the woman who is giving birth to the baby. 給 (產(chǎn)婦) 接生
Although we'd planned to have our baby at home, we never expected to deliver her ourselves!
盡管我們是打算在家生孩子,可我們從未想過要自己給她接生!
5. V-T If someone delivers a blow to someone else, they hit them. 給予 (打擊)[書面]
Those blows to the head could have been delivered by a woman. 頭上挨的那些打可能是一個女人所為。
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deliver /d??l?v?/ (delivering,delivered,delivers)
劍橋詞典
- 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)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ]to take goods , letters , parcels , etc. to people's houses or places of work
運送,遞送,投遞
Mail is delivered to our office twice a day . 郵差每天給我們辦公室投遞兩次郵件。
The furniture store is delivering our new bed on Thursday . 家具店將在周四把我們的新床送來。
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deliver verb (GIVE)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ]to give, direct , or aim something
給出;指向;瞄準
The priest delivered a passionate sermon /speech against war . 牧師發(fā)表了一篇充滿激情的反戰(zhàn)布道詞/演講。
The jury delivered a verdict of not guilty . 陪審團作出了無罪判決。
The police said that it was the blow delivered (= given) to her head that killed her. 警方稱她是因頭部受到撞擊而死的。
The pitcher tripped as he delivered the ball (= threw it towards the person with the bat ). 那個投手投球時腳下絆了一跤。
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deliver verb (PRODUCE)
[ 不及物動詞:后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ]to achieve or produce something that has been promised
實現(xiàn);產(chǎn)生;兌現(xiàn)(諾言)
The government has failed to deliver (what it promised ). 政府沒有兌現(xiàn)(承諾)。
mainly US The Republicans are relying on their agricultural policies to deliver the farmers ' vote (= to persuade farmers to vote for them). 共和黨依靠其農(nóng)業(yè)政策來爭取農(nóng)民的選票。
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deliver verb (GIVE BIRTH)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ]to (help ) give birth to a baby
給…助產(chǎn);接生;分娩
She delivered her third child at home . 她在家里生下了她的第3個孩子。
The baby was delivered by a midwife . 嬰兒在助產(chǎn)士的幫助下出生了。
formal The princess has been delivered of (= has given birth to) a healthy baby boy . 公主生下了一個健康的男嬰。
deliver verb (SAVE)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ] 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 ? 難道真的沒有什么辦法可以救救這些正在挨餓的人嗎? 返回 deliver