| 释义 |
charge of quarters in British Englishnoun US a member of the armed forces who handles administration in his or her unit, esp after duty hours charge of quarters in American Englishnoun1. an enlisted person, usually a noncommissioned officer, who remains on duty and handles administrative matters in a military or other unit during thenight or on holidays 2. the duty of a charge of quarters Word origin [1915–20 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: costar, neorealism, soviet, stockpile, takeout |