abaft

adv.

1. 在船尾；向船尾
   in or behind the stern (= back end) of a ship

1. Be careful, the mule is a vicious beast, not safe abaft the beam.
   当心，骡子是一种险恶的畜牲，（站在）它后面不安全。
2. Stow the luggage aft; ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft; the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about.
   把行李装到尾部上；带有方形帆的船随风疾驰而去；船长到船的尾部看看发生了什么事。

adv

1. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
   1. stow the luggage aft
   2. ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft
   3. the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about

   Synonym:    aftastern