delivery /dɪˈlɪvəri/ noun plural deliveries
plural deliveries
Learner's definition of DELIVERY
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a : the act of taking something to a person or place递送;传送;运送 [count]
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The delivery is scheduled for this morning.送货被安排在今天上午。
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The supermarket makes deliveries [=takes goods to customers] for free within 30 miles of the store.这家超市在其30英里范围内免费送货。
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The restaurant doesn't do deliveries. [=does not take food to customers]这家餐馆没有送餐服务。
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The company offers free delivery with orders over $100.凡超过100美元的订单,这家公司提供免费送货。
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She does the mail delivery [=she delivers the mail] on my street.她负责我住的这条街上的邮件投递。
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a delivery truck/service [=a truck/service that delivers something]送货卡车/服务
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Someone has to be home to accept/receive delivery of the package.需要有人在家接收送达的包裹。
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Payment is due on delivery of the goods. [=when you receive the goods]货到付款。
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Allow six weeks for delivery.请留出六周的送货时间。
— see also special delivery b [count] : something that is taken to a person or place : something that is delivered送达的物品 2
: the act or process of giving birth分娩;生产 [noncount]
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[singular] : the way someone says something officially or publicly : the way someone delivers a speech, statement, etc., to a group of people宣布方式;演讲风格 -
The joke was funny, but his delivery was terrible.这笑话本身很有趣,但他讲得太糟糕了。
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I need to work on my delivery before I give the speech.我需要在演说前好好练习一番。
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[count] sports : the way a ball is thrown in baseball or cricket(棒球或板球的)投球法
take delivery of
formal
: to receive (something that is being delivered to you)提取(货物);接收