press into service

释义

1. press sb / sth into service

   姑且使用；临时凑合

   to use sb / sth for a purpose that they were not trained or intended for because there is nobody or nothing else available

   Every type of boat was pressed into service to rescue passengers from the sinking ferry.为了营救正在下沉的渡轮上的旅客，各类船只都被临时征用了。

同一词条的短语

• press flesh
• press home
• push all the buttons
• bring charges against
• press the panic button
• press ahead
• press for
• press on