errand的意思
n. 差事,跑腿;<古>使命,任务
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errand的用法讲解
Errand(n. 采购/帮忙)这个单词是指一个人去做一些事情,例如购买物品,添加材料或获取信息。Errand 可以指一次性事务或持续性事务,它可以用作名词和动词。
作为名词,errand 侧重于特定任务或短暂旅程,必须以某种方式满足给定的要求,以便完成任务。例如:
*Jack went on an errand to the store to buy some milk.
杰克去商店采购牛奶的任务。
*I had to go on an errand for my boss to pick up some documents from her lawyer.
我不得不去我老板的律师那里拿文件的任务。
作为动词,errand也侧重于一些特定的任务或短暂的旅程。例如:
*My mother asked me to errand to the bank to withdraw some money.
我妈妈叫我去银行取钱的任务。
*My friend erranded to the post office to mail a package.
我朋友去邮局寄包裹的任务。
errand的短语
1、 fool's errand 徒劳的奔波;徒劳无功的工作
2、 go on errands 出差
errand的例句
She had a more urgent errand.
她有一个更加紧急的差事要办。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Many believed this was a fool's errand.
许多人认为这是徒劳的.
期刊摘选
But Brasi had come on the usual errand.
但是,布拉西这次倒是为了完成一项正常任务.
教父部分
It was a fool's errand and there wasn't any gold to be found.
这是徒劳的工作,根本找不到黄金.
期刊摘选
The businessment started out as an errand boy at the age of 14 in a firm.
这位大企业家从14岁时起就在一家商行里当听差.
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Will you mind waiting just a few minutes till I finish my errand in this store?
我在这商店办点事,你能等我一会儿 吗 ?
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