n.(轮船、班机等)事务长,(尤指客轮上的)乘务长;
英文例句/中文翻译:
claude dessard, chief purser of the bretagne, a capable and meticulous man, ran, as what he was fond of saying, a "tight ship"
布列塔尼号的事务长克劳德?迪萨精明强干,就象他自己常常自诩的那样,把这条船管理得“井井有条”。
He couldn't outrun his pursers.
他跑不过追他的人。
Learning of an empty berth in the cabin of a vietnamese, he made arrangements with the purser to give up his original cabin and go sleep in third class, while still taking his meals in the second class.
他打听出三等一个安南人舱里有张空铺,便跟船上管事商量,自愿放弃本来的舱位搬下来睡,饭还在二等吃。