单词 | delivery |
释义 | delivery n. (pl. -ies)   1. a the delivering of letters etc. b a regular distribution of letters etc. (two deliveries a day). c something delivered.   2. a the process of childbirth. b an act of this.   3. deliverance.   4. a an act of throwing, esp. of a cricket ball. b the style of such an act (a good delivery).   5. the act of giving or surrendering (delivery of the town to the enemy).   6. a the uttering of a speech etc. b the manner or style of such a delivery (a measured delivery).   7. Law a the formal handing over of property. b the transfer of a deed to a grantee or a third party. Phrases and idioms take delivery of receive (something purchased). Etymology: ME f. AF delivree fem. past part. of delivrer (as DELIVER) |
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