1. vt. & vi.递送，交付 take sth to people’s houses or places of work
2. vt.发言　 speak or read aloud to people listening
3. vt.助产　 help in giving birth
4. vt.发动，提出　 arouse; put forward

　～ a baby　接生
　～ a hard blow　给予（某人）狠狠一击
　～ to jail　把囚犯提交法院
　～ a speech　作报告
　～ battle　开始攻击
　～ letters　送文件
　～ milk　送牛奶
　～ papers　送报纸
　～ parcels　投递包裹
　～ the child　生孩子
　～ the ewe of twin lambs　产两只绵羊仔
　～ the goods　发货，履行诺言
　～ coldly　冷静地发言
　～ consequently　不断地递送
　～ conveniently　方便地递送
　～ effectively　演讲得生动有力
　～ immediately　立即发送
　～ oneself well　讲得不错
　～ promptly　立即发送
　～ resolutely　果断地提出
　～ over　把…交出来
　～ over the key　把钥匙交出来
　～ up　把…交出来
　～ as　作为…播送
　～ sb from danger　救某人出险
　～ sb from pains　解除某人的痛苦
　～ sb into the hand of the police　把某人引渡给警察
　～ oneself of　发表，把…讲出来
　～ oneself of an opinion　发表意见
　～ sb of fear　消除某人的恐惧
　～ on　履行，实行
　～ over to the police　把（某人）交给警察
　～ oneself to　向…投案自首
　～ to sb's house　送到家

　The government promised reform of the tax laws but failed to deliver.　政府曾答应税法改革但没有付诸实施。
　The postman delivers letters.　邮递员投递信件。
　Nobody will deliver the message.　没有人愿意送这口信。
　The postman at last delivered the letter we had been waiting for.　邮递员总算把我们盼望已久的信送到了。
　The well delivers much water.　这口井水源充足。
　He delivered himself well.　他讲得不错。
　Our professor will deliver a lecture on Shakespeare tomorrow.　我们的教授将于明天讲演莎士比亚的作品。
　He earned his living by delivering lectures throughout the country.　他靠在全国各地巡回演讲谋生。
　He couldn't deliver the lecture owing to his illness.　由于生病，这次演讲他做不了了。
　He delivered a verbal protest against our brutal acts.　他对我们的暴行提出口头抗议。
　The enemy is going to deliver an attack during the dry season.　敌人准备在旱季发动攻势。
　She had gone to a neighbouring village to deliver a baby.　她到附近一个村子里帮助接生去了。
　The doctor agreed to deliver her baby at home.　医生同意在家为她接生。
　How often are letters delivered here a day?　这儿一天投递几次信件?
　The telegram was delivered early this morning.　这份电报是今天清晨送到的。
　The baby was delivered in the clinic.　孩子是在医疗站接生的。
　Hacker delivered me a letter.　哈克给我送来了一封信。
　Broom delivered Addis a message.　布鲁姆给艾迪斯捎来了一个口信。
　They delivered the terrorists a telling blow.　他们给予恐怖分子一次沉重的打击。
　Please deliver this package to my mother.　请把这个包裹交给我母亲。
　He delivered a lecture to the students.　他给学生们作了一次讲座。
　Today he delivered the charge of his office to his successor.　今天他把办公室的工作转交给他的继任者。
　All the good traditions must be delivered to the younger generations.　所有的好传统都应该传给后代。

 ♣ deliver from　(v.+prep.)
1. 从…把（某物）发送出 take sth usually to a building from
　Has the furniture been delivered from the factory yet?　家具从工厂发出来了没有?
　The eggs were delivered from the farm along with the milk.　鸡蛋随牛奶由农场送到订户。
2. （把某人）从…中解救出来 save sb from bad, as a threat
　This pill will deliver you from pain.　这药片能解除你的痛苦。
　They delivered him from death.　他们把他从死亡线上解救出来。
　Only education can deliver people from fear and superstition.　只有教育才能把人们从恐惧和迷信中解救出来。
　We need a strong leader to deliver the country from the dangers of falling money values.　我们需要一位强有力的领袖把我们国家从货币贬值的危机中解救出来。
　The sick man was delivered from danger.　那个病人从危险中抢救过来。
　They were delivered from slavery.　他们从奴役状态中解放出来。
 ♣ deliver of　(v.+prep.)
1. 〈正〉为…接生；生（孩子） give birth to a child
　The doctor delivered Mrs. Jones of a baby.　医生为琼斯太太接生了个婴儿。
　She was delivered of a lovely girl.　她生了一个可爱的女儿。
　She was safely delivered of a boy in the early hours of this morning.　她今天清晨顺利生下一男孩。
2. 表达（自己的观点） express sth such as an opinion
　It's so uninteresting to listen to a politician delivering himself of his views.　听一个政客发表自己的观点太乏味了。
 ♣ deliver on　(v.+prep.)
　〈美口〉履行，实行　 perform; carry out
　This autumn the President had a major opportunity to deliver on his pledge.　今年秋天总统有一次履行他诺言的重要机会。
　They failed to deliver on their promises.　他们没有履行他们的诺言。
 ♣ deliver over/up to　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　〈正〉把…移交出去，把…转交给　 yield sb/sth to
　He delivered himself up to the police.　他向警方自首了。
　At last, they delivered the port over to the enemy.　最后他们拱手把港口交给了敌人。
　The old man delivered his property over to his son.　老人把财产交给了儿子。
　When the sale is complete, you must deliver the house over to the new owner.　买卖成交后，你必须把房子移交给新主人。

 ♣ deliver, rescue
　这两个词都有“救援”“解救”的意思。其区别是：deliver特指将某人从囚禁或其他的控制手段或方式中救援出来，这类控制手段或方式可指监禁、奴役、压迫、受苦、诱惑或罪恶等；rescue主要指以迅速而有力的行动将某人从逼近的危险中解救出来，这类危险可指伤害、攻击、俘虏或囚禁等。例如：
　They delivered Dade from danger.　他们把达德从危险中救出来。
　He rescued a man from drowning.　他救了一个快淹死的人。
 ♣ deliver, dispatch, mail, send, ship
　参见mail条。
 ♣ deliver, declaim, lecture, speak
　参见speak条。

　［同义词］ address, distribute, give out, liberate, present, release, rescue, save, set free
　［反义词］ confine, enslave, imprison
　［词源］古法语deliver<近代拉丁语deliberare