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de‧liv‧er‧y
/dɪˈlɪvəri/
名词 (复数: deliveries)
Most Indian restaurants offer free delivery. 免费外送 You can expect delivery in a week to ten days. fresh milk deliveries delivery of deliveries of food and supplies on delivery (=when something is delivered) The restaurant pays cash on delivery for fish, which the local fishermen like. |
to officially accept something large that you have bought: We expect to take delivery of the aircraft sometime in June. |
the process of giving birth to a child ➔ labour: Mrs Howell had an easy delivery. Liz was taken to the delivery room (=a room in a hospital for births) immediately. |
You’ll have to work on your delivery. |
搭配
形容词/名词 + delivery
free (=you do not pay extra for it)
We offer free delivery anywhere in the UK.
Delivery is free for purchases over £20.
special/ express delivery (=that delivers mail and packages very quickly)
A brown package arrived by special delivery.
next-day delivery (=happening on the next day)
You have to pay extra for next-day delivery.
recorded delivery英式 (=when a record is kept of posting and safe delivery)
I’d better send my passport by recorded delivery.
mail delivery (也作postal delivery 英式)
The strike stopped mail deliveries to 20,000 homes and businesses.
parcel delivery英式 (=a parcel that someone delivers to you)
milk/ fuel/ pizza etc delivery
I gave the kids some money for a pizza delivery.
delivery + 名词
a delivery date/ time
The normal delivery time is 7 – 10 days after you place your order.
a delivery service
We try to maintain a high standard of delivery service to our customers.
a delivery charge (=an amount of money you pay for delivery)
There’s no delivery charge on goods over £20.
a delivery note (=piece of paper showing the details of your order)
A delivery note is sent along with the goods.
a delivery truck (也作delivery van 英式)
Just then a delivery truck stopped outside.
a delivery man (=man who delivers goods to people)
He got a job as a delivery man for a hardware store.
动词
do a delivery
We usually do the deliveries in the morning.
make a delivery
I’m afraid we don’t make deliveries on Saturdays.
offer delivery
We offer free, next-day delivery on all orders.
have a delivery
We've just had a delivery of tiles from Italy.
accept/ receive a delivery
Someone must be at home to accept the delivery.
take delivery of something
The airline has just taken delivery of three new passenger jets.
