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| /dɪˈlɪvə/ |
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| 1 | T to take something , especially goods or letters, to a place 投递，递送（尤指货物或信件） |
| The package was delivered this morning. 包裹今天上午投递了。 |
| deliver sth to sth Would you like to have the latest fashions delivered to your door? 你想要最新款式送货上门吗？ |
| deliver sth by hand (=take a letter or parcel to a place yourself, rather than using the postal service) 亲自送交（信件或包裹） |
| | 1a | to give information or documents to someone 传送；送交 | | The message was delivered by the Finnish ambassador. 这条口信是芬兰大使传送的。 | | deliver sth to sb These records should be delivered to the Registrar at the end of every financial year. 这些记录应该在每个财政年度的年底送交给登记员。 | |
| | 1b | to take someone to a place where they will be guarded or looked after 押送；护送 | | deliver sb to He was safely delivered to his hotel. 他被安全护送到下榻的酒店。 | |
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| 2 | T formal to give a formal talk to a group of people 发表（正式讲话） |
| deliver a speech/lecture/address The main speech was delivered by Anne Samson. 安妮・萨姆森作了主要发言。 |
| | 2a | to give an official decision 宣布（正式的决定） | | The jury returned to deliver their verdict. 陪审团回来宣布他们的判决。 | |
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| 3 | I/T to do something that you have promised to do 兑现（诺言） |
| No one believed that he would be able to deliver everything that he had promised. 没有人相信他会兑现他所许诺的一切。 |
| +on The government may find itself unable to deliver on tax cuts. 政府或许会发现自己无法兑现减税的诺言。 |
| | 3a | T to provide a service 提供（服务） | | These reforms will enable us to deliver health services more efficiently. 这些改革将使我们能够更加有效地提供医疗保健服务。 | |
| | 3b | T to win votes or support , especially for a political party （尤指为某个政党）拉（选票或支持） | | We’ re counting on you to deliver votes from younger people. 我们正指望你能拉到青少年的选票。 | |
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| 4 | T computing to make a computer program available 发行，发布（计算机程序） |
| We’ ll soon be delivering this software on multiple platforms. 我们很快将在多功能平台上发布这个软件。 |
| | 4a | used for describing the power of a computer and what it can do 处理（用于描述计算机的能力） | | A two-processor configuration should deliver 57 MIPS. 双处理器的配置每秒钟应该能处理5700万条指令。 | |
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| 5 | T to hit someone hard 重击 |
| deliver a blow/punch She delivered a hefty blow to his stomach. 她朝他的肚子重重地打了一拳。 |
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| 6 | T to help a woman to give birth to a baby 为（产妇）接生 |
| The baby was delivered by a paramedic. 这个婴儿是由一位护理人员接生的。 |
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| 7 | T formal to free someone from an unpleasant situation 解放；解救 |
| deliver sb from sth It was another hundred years before they were finally delivered from slavery. 又过了100年他们才终于从奴隶制度中被解放出来。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | deliver the goods
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| to do something that you have promised to do or are expected to do |
| 履行诺言；不负所望 |
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| People doubt that the Minister can really deliver the goods. 人们怀疑部长能否说话算数。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | deˌliver ˈup |
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| | to give something to someone officially and formally （正式）递交，呈交 | All the firm’ s accounting records have now been delivered up to the court. 公司所有的会计记录现已呈交法庭。 | |
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