| 单词 | delivery |
| 释义 | delivery delivery // noun (plural deliveries)
CASH BEFORE DELIVERY, GENERAL DELIVERY, NEARBY DELIVERY, NON-DELIVERY, PART DELIVERY, RECORDED DELIVERY, SPECIAL DELIVERY, SPOT DELIVERY
1 [U,C] the act of taking goods, letters, etc. to the people they have been sent to: They offer guaranteed next-day delivery to any home in the UK. Please pay for the goods on delivery (= when you receive them) ◆ Allow 28 days for delivery. Is there a delivery charge? The airline will take delivery of (= receive) 11 new planes in 2006. We do all our deliveries in the morning. Brent crude oil for April delivery (= a contract to have this oil delivered in April) was up 50 cents. See note at DISTRIBUTION
❖ express/fast/next-day/overnight/same-day delivery ◆ to do/make a delivery ◆ a delivery boy/business/man/van
2 [C] a load of goods that is received: The store receives one delivery of books a week.
❖ to get/receive/wait for a delivery
3 [U] the act of supplying sth or providing a service to sb/sth: improving the delivery of public services a new training delivery system
4 (Law ) [U,C] the act of sb receiving or getting control of sth they have bought: Delivery will take place at the seller's place of business. ◆ (only used in written English) Risk of damage to the equipment shall pass to the purchaser on delivery.
5 (Production ) [C, usually pl., U] a product that is made and sent to a customer; the process of making goods and sending them to customers: Boeing expects deliveries of 300-350 aircraft next year, of which 50% are firm orders from overseas customers. He wants to make sure we maintain the quality and the delivery time (= how long it takes to make and deliver a product).
a delivery time/schedule/target |
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