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errand 音標拼音: ['ɛrənd] n. 差使,差事,跑腿,當差 差使,差事,跑腿,當差 errand n 1: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or missionErrand \ Er" rand\, n. [ OE. erende, erande, message, business, AS. [ ae] rende, [ ae] rend; akin to OS. arundi, OHG. arunti, Icel. eyrendi, [" o] rendi, erendi, Sw. [ aum] rende, Dan. [ ae] rende; perh. akin to AS. earu swift, Icel. [" o] rr, and to L. oriri to rise, E. orient.] 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. [ 1913 Webster] I have a secret errand to thee, O king. -- Judg. iii. 19. [ 1913 Webster] I will not eat till I have told mine errand. -- Gen. xxiv. 33. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Any specific task, usually of a routine nature, requiring some form of travel, usually locally. An errand is often on behalf of someone else, but sometimes for one' s own purposes. [ PJC] 3. A { mission}. [ PJC] { To run an errand}, To perform an errand[ 2]. [ PJC] 68 Moby Thesaurus words for " errand": agency, agentship, assignment, authority, authorization, brevet, busywork, care, chare, charge, chore, commission, commissioning, commitment, consignment, cure, delegated authority, delegation, deputation, devolution, devolvement, duty, embassy, empowerment, entrusting, entrustment, executorship, exequatur, exercise, factorship, fish to fry, full power, homework, job, job of work, journey, jurisdiction, labor, legation, license, lieutenancy, make- work, mandate, matters in hand, mission, odd job, office, piece of work, plenipotentiary power, power of attorney, power to act, procuration, project, proxy, purview, regency, regentship, responsibility, service, stint, task, things to do, trip, trust, trusteeship, vicarious authority, warrant, work
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