"press into service" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 临时用作
• 派上用场

Definition

在紧急或突发情况下，把本来不是为此目的的人或物拿来使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常带有临时、应急的意味，可以用在人或物上。如“被迫当翻译”。不是计划内的使用。

Examples

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

我们没有椅子了，所以**临时把一些箱子当作座位用**。

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

经理**临时让助手帮忙数钱**。

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

暴风雨期间，学校体育馆**临时被用作避难所**。

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

没有麦克风，他们就**临时用扩音器作公告**。

They had to press an old van into service as an ambulance until help arrived.

他们只好**临时把一辆旧货车当救护车用**，直到救援到达。

When several staff members got sick, I was pressed into service at the front desk.

几位员工生病时，**我临时被拉去前台帮忙**。