单词 | press sb/sth into service |
释义 | ● ˌpress sb /sth into ˈservice to use sb /sth for a purpose that they were not trained or intended for because there is nobody or nothing else available 姑且使用;临时凑合◆ 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。See also press |
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