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单词 errand
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errand /erˈənd/

noun
  1. A commission to say or do something usually involving a short journey
  2. A verbal message (archaic)
  3. A mission (archaic)
  4. (in pl) shopping (dialect)
ORIGIN: OE ǣrende; ON eyrindi; prob connected with Gothic āirus, ON ārr a messenger

errand boy or errand girl noun

a fool's errand or a sleeveless errand

A futile journey

make an errand

To invent a reason for going

onceˈ-errand, yinceˈ-errand or anceˈ-errand (Scot)

For the express purpose and nothing else

run errands

To be sent to convey messages or perform small pieces of business

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