quartermaster
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkwɔː.təˌmɑː.stər/ us/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚˌmæs.tɚ/
军需官; 军务长
an officer responsible for arranging accommodation (= a place to live), supplies, and equipment for a military group
Whatever is needed in the field, the quartermasters get it there. 无论在战场上需要什么，军需官们都会把它送到那里。
They all visited the quartermaster's stores for a demob suit. 他们都去军需官的商店买了一套复员装。
（海军）舵手
in the navy, an officer responsible for controlling the direction of a ship and for signals
Roche was the son of a naval quartermaster. 罗赫是一名海军舵手的儿子。
In a 10-year stint as a Navy quartermaster he got used to six-month deployments. 在十年的海军舵手的生涯中，他习惯了六个月长的出海任务。
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- The rations were the responsibility of the quartermaster.
- They also left behind quartermaster’s stores which had not been touched.
- He expired cursing the ship's quartermaster for not bringing enough string for the journey.
- Apart from the officers and the stewards, the ships carried four European quartermasters whose job was to take the wheel.