كيف تنطق "press into service"

expression

US

ˈpɹɛs/ /ˈɪntu/, /ɪnˈtu/, /ɪntə/ /ˈsɝvəs/, /ˈsɝvɪs

PRESS IN-too SUR-vus

UK

pɹˈɛs/ /ˈɪntʊ/ /sˈɜːvɪs

press in-TOO SUR-vis

التعريف

To use someone or something for a practical purpose, especially in an unexpected or urgent situation, even if it was not originally intended for that use.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpɹɛs/ /ˈɪntu/, /ɪnˈtu/, /ɪntə/ /ˈsɝvəs/, /ˈsɝvɪs

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pɹˈɛs/ /ˈɪntʊ/ /sˈɜːvɪs

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

PRESS IN-too SUR-vus

بريطاني

press in-TOO SUR-vis

استمع في السياق

We had no chairs left, so we pressed some boxes into service as seats.

The manager pressed his assistant into service to help count the money.

During the storm, the school gym was pressed into service as a shelter.

With no microphone available, they pressed a megaphone into service for the announcement.