1N-COUNT (短程的)差事;跑腿 An errand is 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. (短程的)差事;跑腿
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ERRAND | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤little, small小差事➤simple簡單差事➤daily (especially NAmE) 日常差事➤last-minute緊急任務VERB + ERRAND➤do, go on, run奔走做雜事;跑腿◇She made her brother run some little errands for her.他讓弟弟幫他跑腿辦些小事。➤complete, finish (both especially NAmE) 完成差事▸➤send sb on派某人跑腿◇My boss kept sending me out on errands.老闆總是派我出去跑腿。PREPOSITION➤on an errand奔走做雜事◇She's gone on an errand for her mother.她替母親辦點兒事去了。