delivery
noun
dɪˈlɪvəri
noun
1
the
act
of
bringing
goods,
letters
etc
to
a
particular
person
or
place,
or
the
things
that
are
brought
递送，交付; 递送的物品
C,U
Most
Indian
restaurants
offer
free
delivery.
大多数印度餐馆都提供免费外送。
You
can
expect
delivery
in
a
week
to
ten
days.
你将可以在一周至十天内收到送货。
fresh
milk
deliveries
新鲜牛奶递送
[+
of
]
deliveries
of
food
and
supplies
送来的食物和补给
on
delivery
(when
something
is
delivered)
到货时
The
restaurant
pays
cash
on
delivery
for
fish,
which
the
local
fishermen
like.
这家饭店买鱼采用货到付款的方式，受到当地渔民的欢迎。
2
take delivery of sth
to
officially
accept
something
large
that
you
have
bought
提取〔所购买的大型商品〕
We
expect
to
take
delivery
of
the
aircraft
sometime
in
June.
我们预期 6 月份提取飞机。
3
the
process
of
giving
birth
to
a
child
分娩，生产;
C
Mrs
Howell
had
an
easy
delivery.
豪厄尔太太顺产。
Liz
was
taken
to
the
delivery
room
(=a
room
in
a
hospital
for
births)
immediately.
莉兹立即被送进产房。
4
the
way
in
which
someone
speaks
in
public
〔在公共场合的〕讲话方式，演说风格
U
You’ll
have
to
work
on
your
delivery.
你还得在演说技巧上下功夫。