English Dictionary

press into service

verb

(idiomatic) To make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.

The company decided to press into service their new technology.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.

Anyone with basic first-aid training was pressed into service as a triage nurse after the earthquake.