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errand

美音:[´erənd ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.差事,差使,使命

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errand为短语/超纲词汇

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task  work  job  chore  errand  commission  mission  charge  care  duty  part  role  function  position  place  post    

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assignment  chore  duty  exercise  job  task    

errand


/'erənd; `ɛrənd/
n
1 short journey to take a message, get or deliver goods, etc 短程差使(送信、取货或送货等)
*He was tired of running errands for his sister. 他已厌烦给姐姐当跑腿了.
2 object or purpose of such a journey 差事
*I've come on a special errand. 我是专程来办一件差事的.
3 (idm 习语) an errand of `mercy journey to bring help to sb who is in distress 帮助受困者之行; 雪中送炭. a fool's errand => fool1.

errand


n[C]
[Language: Old English;Origin: Arend]
a short journey in order to do something for someone, for example delivering or collecting something for them
 I seemed to spend my life running errands for people.
 She was always sending me on errands .
on an errand
 I couldn't stop because I was on an errand.
 He quickly set out on his errand of mercy (=journey to help someone in danger) .
(send sb on) a fool's errandatfool1 (11)
1. However, if they would wait while the experimenter ran an errand, they would have two pieces of candy.
    但是如果孩子们能等到实验人员出去办点事回来,他们就可以吃到两块糖。

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