quartermaster
quartermaster 英 ['kwɔːtəmɑːstə] 美 ['kwɔtə,mæstɚ]
n. 军需官；舵手
名词复数:quartermasters
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- n. 军需官；舵手
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1. The quartermaster actually had more power than the captain of the ship.
实际上舵手比船长具有更多的权利。
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2. He talked with a quartermaster off duty, an intelligent man who promptly prodded him with the socialist propaganda and forced into his hands a bunch of leaflets and pamphlets.
他跟一个下了班的舵手闲聊，那是个聪明人，立即向他做起社会主义宣传，把一摞传单和小册子塞进他的手里。
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3. The quartermaster was responsible for dividing the loot evenly between crewmembers, watching over prisoners until the crew could decide what to do with them, and to punish pirates who broke rules.
舵手负责船员之间的战利品分配、在处置俘虏之前看守他们，并惩罚那些不守规矩的海盗。
- quartermaster (n.) early 15c., "subordinate officer of a ship," from French quartier-maître or directly from Dutch kwartier-meester; originally a ship's officer whose duties included stowing of the hold; later (c. 1600) an officer in charge of quarters and rations for troops. See quarters.
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