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单词 delivery
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delivery

noun
 
/dɪˈlɪvəri/
/dɪˈlɪvəri/
(plural deliveries)
Idioms
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  1.  
    [uncountable, countable] the act of taking goods, letters, etc. to the people they have been sent to
    • Allow 28 days for delivery.
    • We offer free delivery on orders over $200.
    • The service guarantees next day delivery.
    • on delivery Please pay for goods on delivery (= when you receive them).
    • (formal) When can you take delivery of (= be available to receive) the car?
    • A delivery van was waiting in the street outside.
    see also general delivery, recorded delivery, special delivery
    Extra Examples
    • Remember to cancel mail delivery when you go on vacation.
    • Ensure all material is properly packed and sent by recorded delivery.
    • Order by 30 November to ensure delivery by Christmas.
    • We offer free home delivery.
    • We guarantee delivery before 9 a.m. the next day.
    • guaranteed express delivery to over 170 countries
    • The government has now taken delivery of the new fighter planes.
    • She had made a delivery to the address earlier that day.
    • The shop receives only one delivery of books per week.
    • At the moment there are two deliveries a day.
    • We have regular deliveries of bread and milk to the cottage.
    • We are awaiting delivery of some new office furniture.
    • We do all our deliveries in the mornings.
    • completed orders for delivery
    • He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.
    • Are there any delivery charges?
    • The cost of postal delivery to rural houses is three times as much.
    • Getting delivery trucks to the site was difficult.
    Topics Shoppingb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • small
    • express
    verb + delivery
    • do
    • make
    • accept
    delivery + noun
    • truck
    • van
    • date
    preposition
    • for delivery
    • on delivery
    • delivery to
    See full entry
  2.  
    [uncountable] the act of making a service or information available to people
    • the delivery of public services
    • We have invested to improve service delivery.
    • Digital content delivery, especially music and video, is big business.
    • an electronic message delivery system
    Extra Examples
    • New trends in healthcare delivery pose a significant challenge to hospitals throughout the country.
    • We need more efficient delivery of humanitarian aid.
  3. [countable, uncountable] the process of giving birth to a baby
    • an easy/a difficult delivery
    • a delivery room/ward (= in a hospital, etc.)
    • a vaginal/caesarean delivery
    Extra Examples
    • She had a very easy delivery with her second child.
    • The figures show an increase in forceps deliveries.
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • difficult
    • easy
    • premature
    verb + delivery
    • have
    delivery + noun
    • room
    See full entry
  4. [singular] the way in which somebody speaks, sings a song, etc. in public
    • The beautiful poetry was ruined by her poor delivery.
  5. [countable] a ball that is thrown, especially in cricket or baseball
    • a fast delivery
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
  6. 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
  1. (abbreviation COD)
    a system of paying for goods when they are delivered
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