A temp is a person who is employed by an agency that sends them to work in different offices for short periods of time, for example to replace someone who is ill or on holiday.
VERB
當臨時雇員;打零工
If someone is temping, they are working as a temp.
例句
Like so many aspiring actresses, she ended up waiting tables and temping in office jobs...和許許多多曾經(jīng)滿懷抱負的女演員一樣，她最后只能端端盤子，在辦公室打打零工。Mrs Reynolds has been temping since losing her job.雷諾茲夫人自從失業(yè)以來，一直在做臨時工。