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

deliverdeliver /dɪˈlɪvɚ/ ●●● S2 W2 verb

ETYMOLOGYdeliver

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French delivrer, from Latin liberare to set free

VERB TABLE

deliver

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	deliver
	he, she, it	delivers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	delivered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have delivered
	he, she, it	has delivered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had delivered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will deliver
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have delivered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am delivering
	he, she, it	is delivering
	you, we, they	are delivering
Past	I, he, she, it	was delivering
	you, we, they	were delivering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been delivering
	he, she, it	has been delivering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been delivering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be delivering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been delivering

COLLOCATIONS► had ... delivered to

I had the package delivered to (=arranged for someone to deliver it to) her apartment.

► deliver a speech/lecture/address/sermon

Rev. Whitman delivered a powerful sermon.

► delivers ... performance

Kidman delivers another outstanding performance in the film.

► deliver the goods

The coach promised a win, but the team couldn’t deliver the goods.

► delivered on their promises

Voters are angry that politicians haven’t delivered on their promises.

► deliver a verdict/judgment/ruling etc.

The courtroom was silent as the jury delivered their verdict.

► delivered ... blow

It’s unclear who delivered the first blow (=hit someone with a fist).

1TAKE something SOMEWHERE [intransitive, transitive] to take a letter, package, message, goods, etc. to a particular place or person: Ask if the pizza place delivers. That’s the woman who delivers our mail.deliver something to somebody/something We will deliver straight to your front door. I had the package delivered to (=arranged for someone to deliver it to) her apartment.2GIVE A SPEECH/PERFORMANCE [transitive] to give a speech or performance to a lot of people: deliver a speech/lecture/address/sermon Rev. Whitman delivered a powerful sermon. Kidman delivers another outstanding performance in the film.3DO something YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO [intransitive, transitive] to do or provide the things that you are expected to or that you have promised to: The state is no longer delivering the services citizens expect. The coach promised a win, but the team couldn’t deliver the goods. Voters are angry that politicians haven’t delivered on their promises.4GIVE BIRTH [transitive] to give birth to a baby: She delivered a healthy baby girl in April.5HELP somebody GIVE BIRTH [transitive] to help someone give birth to a baby: Midwives used to deliver all the babies in the area.6JUDGMENT/RULING ETC. [transitive] to officially state a formal decision, judgment, etc., especially in a court of law: deliver a verdict/judgment/ruling etc. The courtroom was silent as the jury delivered their verdict.7VOTES [transitive] social studies, politics to get the votes or support of a particular group of people in an election: Ford hopes to deliver the black vote in his hometown of Memphis.8A HIT/SHOCK ETC. [transitive] to give something unpleasant such as a hit, shock, or warning to someone or something: The fence delivers a mild shock if the animal tries to escape. It’s unclear who delivered the first blow (=hit someone with a fist).9PERSON [transitive] literary to take someone to a person or place where he or she will be guarded or taken care of: deliver somebody to somebody/something She was safely delivered to her home.10MAKE somebody FREE OF something literary or biblical to help someone escape from a bad situation: deliver somebody from something Deliver us from evil.[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French delivrer, from Latin liberare to set free]—deliverer noun [countable]deliver something ↔ up phrasal verb formal to give something to someone: A bankrupt company must deliver up all its books, papers, and records.