deliver
verb uk/dɪˈlɪv.ər/ us/dɪˈlɪv.ɚ/
(TAKE)
B1 [ T ]运送，递送，投递
to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work
Mail is delivered to our office twice a day. 邮差每天给我们办公室投递两次邮件。
The furniture store is delivering our new bed on Thursday. 家具店将在周四把我们的新床送来。
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- 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.
(GIVE)
B2 [ T ]给出;指向;瞄准
to give, direct, or aim something
The priest delivered a passionate sermon/speech against war. 牧师发表了一篇充满激情的反战布道词／演讲。
The jury delivered a verdict of not guilty. 陪审团作出了无罪判决。
The police said that it was the blow delivered (= given) to her head that killed her. 警方称她是因头部受到撞击而死的。
The pitcher tripped as he delivered the ball (= threw it towards the person with the bat). 那个投手投球时脚下绊了一跤。
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- 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.
(PRODUCE)
C1 [ I or T ]实现；产生；兑现（诺言）
to achieve or produce something that has been promised
The government has failed to deliver (what it promised). 政府没有兑现（承诺）。
mainly US The Republicans are relying on their agricultural policies to deliver the farmers' vote (= to persuade farmers to vote for them). 共和党依靠其农业政策来争取农民的选票。
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- 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.
(GIVE BIRTH)
[ T ]给…助产;接生;分娩
to (help) give birth to a baby
She delivered her third child at home. 她在家里生下了她的第3个孩子。
The baby was delivered by a midwife. 婴儿在助产士的帮助下出生了。
formal The princess has been delivered of (= has given birth to) a healthy baby boy. 公主生下了一个健康的男婴。
(SAVE)
[ T ] formal拯救，救助
to save someone from a painful or bad experience
Is there nothing that can be done to deliver these starving people from their suffering? 难道真的没有什么办法可以救救这些正在挨饿的人吗？