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errand

[英] [ˈerənd] [美] [ˈɛrənd] 生词本

n.

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1. N-COUNT (短程的)差事;跑腿 An errand is a short trip that you make in order to do a job for someone, for example when you go to a shop to buy something for them. 
  • She went off on some errand...

    她办事去了。

  • She had a more urgent errand.

    她有一个更加紧急的差事要办。

2. PHRASE 为…跑腿;为…办事 If you run an errand for someone, you do or get something for them, usually by making a short trip somewhere. 
  • She was forever running errands for her housebound grandmother...

    她总是在为她不方便外出的祖母跑前跑后。

  • Frank drifted into running dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.

    弗兰克开始为当地一个下流的恶人跑腿做坏事。

Noun

1. a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission