单词 | deliverer |
释义 | deliverdeliver /dɪˈlɪvɚ/ ●●● S2 W2 verb 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. |
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