de‧liv‧er‧y S3 W3 / dɪlɪv ə ri / 名词 ( 复数形式 deliveries )
1 [可数和不可数名词] the act of bringing goods, letters etc to a particular person or place, or the things that are brought :
Most Indian restaurants offer free delivery.
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.
2 take delivery of something to officially accept something large that you have bought :
We expect to take delivery of the aircraft sometime in June.
3 [可数名词] 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.
4 [不可数名词] the way in which someone speaks in public :
You’ll have to work on your delivery.
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + 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 British English (= when a record is kept of posting and safe delivery ) I’d better send my passport by recorded delivery.
mail delivery ( also postal delivery British English ) The strike stopped mail deliveries to 20,000 homes and businesses.
parcel delivery British English (= a parcel that someone delivers to you ) I’m expecting a parcel delivery later today.
milk/fuel/pizza etc delivery I gave the kids some money for a pizza delivery.
delivery + NOUN
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 ( also delivery van British English ) 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.