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。

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。