He joined the 40th Division as an army chaplain.是什么意思？

He joined the 40th Division as an army chaplain.

他以随军牧师的身份加入第40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。

joined

v. 连接( join的过去式和过去分词 )，联结，加入，参加；

例句
Podulski had joined the U.S. Navy as an aviator, adopting a new country and a new profession.
波度尔斯基加入美国海军当上了飞行员，不仅改了国籍还换了行当。

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。

division

n. 分开，分隔，[数]除法，部门，[军]师；

例句
The team has accustomed itself to the pace of first division rugby...
球队适应了英式橄榄球甲级联赛的节奏。

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。

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

army

n. 军队，陆军，团体，野战军；

例句
The army refused to accept orders from the political leadership...
军队拒绝接受政界领导层下达的命令。

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。