errands

英 [ˈɛrəndz]

美 [ˈɛrəndz]

n.  差使; 差事
errand的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （短程的）差事;跑腿
  Anerrandis 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.
  1. She went off on some errand...
     她办事去了。
  2. She had a more urgent errand.
     她有一个更加紧急的差事要办。
• PHRASE 为…跑腿；为…办事
  If yourun an errand forsomeone, you do or get something for them, usually by making a short trip somewhere.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• Someone has to oversee the office, sort out travel and stationery, and deal with bookkeeping and errands.
  必须有人管理办公室、安排差旅和文具，以及记账和处理杂务。
• I was in this way better equipped for her numerous errands.
  这样一来，我替她办许许多多的事情就更方便了。
• I was tied up doing some errands.
  我忙于做一些差事。
• Yes, but I might be late. I have to run some errands.
  是的，但我可能迟到，我必须去办些事情。
• I need to run some errands. I'll be back soon.
  我有些差事要办。我很快会回来的。
• I finished some errands, and then I went home.
  我办了些事，就回家了。
• He was tired of running errands for his sister.
  他已厌烦给姐姐当跑脚了。
• Before Family Days, our weekends were filled with soccer games, errands, and many family parties.
  以前没有家庭日的时候，我们的周末都被足球比赛，差使和许多家庭聚会所占据。
• You just wait here. He will run the errands.
  你就在这儿等着，他去跑一趟。
• I did all those errands.
  我完成了所有的差事。