errand
使命
definition
noun
she asked Tim to run an errand for her
a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, often on someone else's behalf.
translation of 'errand'
noun
任务,
使命
example
She called me way too early in the morning and informed me of my new 'errand' or duty.
I have a short 'errand' to run, then I'll reschedule my meeting with Mark and plunge back into the fray.
That implies a contract of service, a master-servant relationship - the person is carrying an 'errand' on behalf of someone and is being directed by him or her.
The quiet of Shrewsbury Abbey is shattered when Brother Oswin, sent on an 'errand' to deliver medicines, is discovered in a nearby forest, beaten within an inch of his life.
What does it say about me that my first 'errand' (after walking my dog a few times and going to the grocery, of course) is getting online?
I asked other parents when they began leaving their children alone, either for a short 'errand' or during after-school hours.
However, her younger brother's tutor agreed to the 'errand' on her behalf when he discovered that Mary had been listening to his lessons and was not totally absorbed in her stitchery.
Casey Mason was on a shopping 'errand' on her bicycle when she was involved in an accident with a lorry at Stockbridge, Keighley.
I felt someone stalking me when I was walking home from the 'errand' that my mom sent me on.
she knew that if she stated her 'errand' she would not be able to see him
she asked Tim to run an 'errand' for her
she asked Tim to run an 'errand' for her
She's probably somewhere else doing social work now,’ said one senior citizen as he settled comfortably in his chair and stretched out his legs, clearly willing to wait till Suhasini finished all her 'errands of mercy' .
The Crusade was seen as an 'errand of mercy' to right a terrible wrong.
Daily 'errands' will include providing meals, responding to calls for attention and overseeing visits by relatives.
Use this forgotten vacation time to finish last-minute details and 'errands' .
Street vendors displayed colourful wares of fruits to crowds of people out for walks or 'errands' .
Bigger houses on bigger lots mean neighborhoods stretch beyond walking distance for doing 'errands' .
It was the excuse that he had been using more and more lately to explain his mysterious foreign 'errands' .
With all the 'errands' your father sends him to fetch, it is quite easy for him to send word to me.
she knew that if she stated her' erran'd, she would not be able to see him
A DRINK-DRIVER has escaped jail for taking to the road on an 'errand of mercy' in defiance of a driving ban.
Later that afternoon, after he'd run all his 'errands' , Clay walked back to the boarding house.
You run errands for a couple of people, and these 'errands' let you be a delivery boy most of the time.
I soon go look after the 'errands' and I will try to see if I can post before I flash out of here for Tobago tomorrow.
No servants were sent down with messages or 'errands' , and no one went up.
Yesterday my list of 'errands' included a stop at the store to buy DVD-Rs on sale.
In between filling out 'forms' and running pointless errands, I struggled to keep a social life.
The FAMILY, friends and work colleagues of a 35-year-old overseas aid worker from Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, are this week mourning his death in a bizarre tragedy while on an 'errand of mercy' in the Central American country of Belize.
No one knew their whereabouts until they had reached their destination and accomplished their purpose, whether they were on an 'errand of mercy' or a warlike mission.
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