英语词汇“delivery”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

deliver /di-livˈər/

transitive verb

To liberate or set free (from restraint or danger)

To rescue (from evil or fear)

To give up

To hand over, distribute or convey to the addressee

To communicate, pronounce (a speech, message, etc)

To unleash, throw (a blow, a ball, etc)

To supply as expected or promised

To discharge (eg water)

To assist (a mother) at the birth (of)

intransitive verb

informal

To keep a promise, fulfil an undertaking

adjective

obsolete

Nimble

ORIGIN: Fr délivrer, from L dē from, and līberāre to set free, from līber free

deliverabilˈity noun

delivˈerable adjective

delivˈerance noun

Liberation

Release

Parturition, giving birth (obsolete)

The utterance of a judgement or authoritative opinion

delivˈerer noun

delivˈerly adverb (obsolete)

delivˈery noun

The act of delivering
The thing delivered
A giving up
The act or manner of speaking in public, of discharging a shot, or water, of bowling a cricket ball, etc
The voluntary transfer of possessions from one person to another in a contract for the sale of goods (law)
Withdrawal of a pattern from a mould
A distribution
The route or a round of distribution
(the manner of) an act of giving birth

delivˈery-man noun

A man who goes round delivering goods

delivery note noun

A document sent with goods to the customer, detailing the goods and signed on receipt as evidence of their delivery

delivˈery-pipe or delivˈery-tube noun

One that delivers water, etc at the place where it is required

delivˈery-van noun

A tradesman's van for delivering goods at customers' premises

be delivered of (archaic)

To give birth to

deliver the goods (informal)

To carry out what is required or promised

general delivery

The delivery of letters at a post office to the persons to whom they are addressed, opp to house-to-house delivery

jail or gaol delivery see under jail