| 词汇 | errand |
| 释义 | errand noun[ C ] uk /ˈer.ənd/ us /ˈer.ənd/ a task that involves going somewhere either to take a message or to take or collect something: do errands I'll meet you at six, I've got some errands to do first. run errands She used to spend a lot of time running errands for elderly and disabled people in the neighbourhood. Work, working and the workplace act as something all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom assignment bandh be at workidiom grind hoop housekeeping in the line of dutyidiom induction industry job join dutyidiom moonlight slave slog slouch spadework subtask sweat Idiomerrand of mercy errand | American Dictionaryerrand noun[ C ] us/ˈer·ənd/ a short trip you make to do something, such as buying or delivering things in the neighborhood: He would clean, do errands, and babysit for their 7-year-old daughter. I’ve got to run a few errands (= do errands) and then stop by my mother’s. Examples of erranderrand The findings on ' running errands ' show the importance of marriage for this instrumental task associated with the household. Transport to church, mill and for other necessary errands. They generally spend a large part of their time hanging round the chief's house, waiting to run errands for him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to the errands of mercy and rescue operations which are not widely known throughout the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the past year, they have been real errands of mercy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The visits for all kinds of matters, meetings, and circumstances, errands to constituencies, and so on, are much more now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the case of single people living on their own who have no one to do errands for them, that can be a real hardship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other associations not merely visit old people, but discover and do what is wanted, such as shopping and running errands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do various things, and one thing is visiting old people in their homes and running their errands for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are probably running errands, exchanging books and doing all kinds of things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They cleaned the wards, looked out for patients' needs and ran errands for them—until the contracting-out process began. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Judgment and character will have the chance of making and acquiring such strength that the thoughtless acceptance of bookmakers' errands will be largely checked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He put stamps on envelopes and ran errands, but he ended up as managing director. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is her position when she goes out on normal errands? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not a fact that men batmen go out on errands for the officers' wives? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of errand These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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