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adjutant

/aj-uh-tuhnt/US // ˈædʒ ə tənt //UK // (ˈædʒətənt) //

副官,附属品,附属人员,副手

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders.
    • : British Military. an executive officer.
    • : an assistant.
    • : adjutant stork.

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Examples

  • Mr. Wright, my Adjutant, saw one strike in a puddle between him and myself as we marched at the head of the Regiment.

  • "You may be thankful if you don't get those two young alligators in the other tank," said a gruff-voiced adjutant.

  • That was a difficulty at first, as neither the adjutant's nor my book gave the French for bacon.

  • George is buried by the side of his adjutant in a little garden in the village, between two houses on the west side.

  • As a supporter of Bute he was appointed adjutant-general and governor of Stirling, posts worth £4,000 a year.