Errand
['er(ə)nd] or ['ɛrənd]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
弗兰克編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission; as, the servant was sent on an errand; to do an errand. Also, one's purpose in going anywhere.
艾米編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Message, mandate, mission, commission.
整理:纳特
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Message, commission, mission, delegation, charge
ANT:Misdelivery, misannouncement
安东尼編輯
解釋/意思:
n. a message: a commission to say or do something.—A fool's errand a useless undertaking; Go an errand to go with messages; Make an errand to invent a reason for going.
黛博拉校對
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To go on errands in your dreams, means congenial associations and mutual agreement in the home circle. For a young woman to send some person on an errand, denotes she will lose her lover by her indifference to meet his wishes.
艾莉森校對
例句/造句/用法:
- You know my errand now. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Sorry to bring you out on such a fool's errand, Watson, he said at last. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- Though to bless and restore his mother, not his father, was the errand of this baby, its power was mighty to do it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Now, I've another errand for you, said my untiring master; you must away to my room again. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- On the third day, the prince's servant was again despatched on the same errand, and he was at last successful. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Getting another boy with difficulty to volunteer, he launched out on his errand in the pitch-black night. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Everybody knew your errand. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Do you think, if I were not sure of Helena's answer, I would send you on a fruitless errand? 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Instead of fluttering, it had composed me, to hear of the errand on which he had gone out. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Sikes, invoking terrific imprecations upon Fagin's head for sending Oliver on such an errand, plied the crowbar vigorously, but with little noise. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- If you had looked at it, sir, you would have seen at a glance what the errand is on which I have come to you this morning. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Her errand at Limmeridge House, however, was simple enough. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- I noted him, and the energy with which he walked but he passed from my mind again as I hurried on upon my errand. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- I merely wanted to observe, my Lord,' said the chemist, taking his seat with great deliberation, 'that I've left nobody but an errand-boy in my shop. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I traveled with awful velocity for my errand was a race against time with death. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- The waiter was despatched on both errands. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- One of the errands, my dear, which brings me here is to bid you good-bye, I began. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Now the bell had been ringing all the morning, as workmen, or servantsor _coiffeurs_, or _tailleuses_, went and came on their several errands. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Goes on errands fast asleep, and snores as he waits at table. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- On both of which errands, quick messengers depart. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- You shall trudge away, and do your errands in the rain, and if you catch your death and ruin your bonnet, it's no more than you deserve. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- They promised implicit obedience, and departed with alacrity on their different errands. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- I've always despised _it_, and myself for it,--so now, Tom, wipe up your eyes, and go about your errands. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Bear gently, Ocean’s carrier dove, Thy errands to and fro! Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- He had business at the Crown about his hay, and a great many errands for Mrs. Weston at Ford's, but he need not hurry any body else. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- I told Mother I'd do the errands, and I haven't, said Jo decidedly. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- I will not have their time taken up with our errands. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- After leaving the bank, Mr. Luker had visited various parts of London on business errands. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- The firm always sent Dallas on such errands. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Here's the place for my errands. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
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