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

• He was tired of running errands for his sister.
  他已厌烦给姐姐当跑脚了。
• They are expected to babysit, run errands, and help serve at cocktail parties.
  要求他们做的事情有：看孩子、跑腿儿、在鸡尾酒会上帮忙招待。
• I would fight tooth and nail to get out of going on all of her other errands.
  我要斗争牙齿和指甲走出去对她的所有其他跑腿。
• I was tied up doing some errands.
  我忙于做一些差事。
• 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。
• After school I am going to run some errands for my mom.
  放学后我将为我母亲办点杂事儿。
• I finished some errands, and then I went home.
  我办了些事，就回家了。
• Well, I have errands to run, and maggie's waiting.
  好了，我还有事，玛姬在等我。
• 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。
• Ever get back from running errands and realize you have to go back out because you forgot something?
  有没有试过这种情况：正要跑腿去办事又半道折回来，因为你意识到自己忘记了什么事儿不得不回去？