He acted both as the ship's surgeon and as chaplain for the men.是什么意思？

He acted both as the ship's surgeon and as chaplain for the men.

他在船上为水手们兼作外科医生和牧师。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

acted

link-v. 表演；v. 行动( act的过去式和过去分词 )，做，表演，起作用；

例句
Freed acted with his accustomed shrewdness.
弗里德以他一贯的精明风范行动起来。

both

adj. 二者，两者都；pron. 二者；adv. 二者，二者都；conj. 不仅…而且…，…和…都；

例句
The gym can be used by both able-bodied and disabled people.
这家健身房健全和残障人士都可使用。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

surgeon

n. 外科医生，[军]军医；

例句
He acted both as the ship's surgeon and as chaplain for the men.
他在船上为水手们兼作外科医生和牧师。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

chaplain

n. （王宫等的）附属教堂牧师，（军队、医院、监狱等的）牧师，犹太教教士，（在社团等会议上）执行宗教仪式的牧师（或俗人）；

例句
He acted both as the ship's surgeon and as chaplain for the men.
他在船上为水手们兼作外科医生和牧师。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

men

n. 人( man的名词复数 )，人类，男人，男子汉；

例句
Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner...
许多男性仍然无法接受女性商业伙伴。