special delivery

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier. uncountable
    — The pick of the output of the French and German toymakers was rushed by special delivery to the mansion; but Rachel refused to be comforted.
  2. A particular posted letter or package which is delivered in this manner; a particular act of conveying such letters or packages to one or more recipients. countable
    — Late in the afternoon arrived a special delivery, mailed from some small New Jersey town.
  3. Something—whether desirable or undesirable—which is intentionally given to a specific individual or which an individual receives rapidly and unexpectedly; the personalized, direct quality of the transmission of such an item. broadly,countable,humorous,idiomatic,sometimes
    — “Special delivery for Mr. Graham,” said the uniformed sheriff. He grinned as he stepped aside. “Hi, honey,” said the woman standing there.

词形变化

special deliveries plural
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