astern

adv.

1. 在船尾；向船尾
   in, at or towards the back part of a ship or boat
2. （指船）向后
   if a ship or boat is moving astern , it is moving backwards

1. ADV 在船尾;在船后
   Something that is astern is at the back of a ship or behind the back part.
   1. The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.
      船长在船尾，假装睡着了。
2. ADV （船的行驶）向后
   A ship that is moving astern is moving backwards.
   1. At the crucial moment, the barge would not go astern.
      在关键时刻，驳船不能向后驶。

1. The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.
   船长在船尾，假装睡着了。
2. At the crucial moment, the barge would not go astern.
   在关键时刻，驳船不能向后驶。
3. Almost before he knew it, he was astern, swimming gently on the foam-crackling surface.
   他几乎还没明白过来已经落到了船尾，在水泡迸裂的水面上缓缓地游着。
4. Neither could speak to the other and in a moment the Sea Girl dropped astern.
   谁也不能跟对方说话，因为一会儿工夫那姑娘就落在船尾后了。
5. He cut the rope then and went astern to noose the tail.
   然后他割下一截绳子，走到船梢去套住鱼尾巴。
6. When the engine failed, we had to drop astern.
   当发动机发生故障，我们不得不落在后面。
7. With all my rowing, I went astern; the tide was so strong.
   我用力划船，仍然后退不已，因为潮水力量太大了。
8. The vessel astern of you is dragging anchor.
   你船后面的船舶走锚了。
9. The cardboard will hold the water up! A ship falls astern by the force of a current.
   纸板将承受水的重量而不使它掉下来！船会受水流的力量而后退。
10. Astern selecting pilot air valve
    倒车选择控制空气阀
11. The hire purchase company repossessed my car because I fell astern with the payments.
    这家分期付款购买公司取回了我的汽车，因为我没能及时付款。
12. The yacht towed a small boat astern.
    游艇后面拖了一只小划艇。
13. Vessel astern of you anchoring.
    在你船后面的船正在抛锚。
14. What is maximum manoeuvring power astern?
    最大操纵向后推进功率是对少？
15. A gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase.
    一种能在驱逐中使目标舰舰尾起火的大炮。
16. Start diesel engine, preheat if weather is cold, test ahead and astern, stop engine.
    启动推进装置，寒冷天气下要先开加热，测试正车、倒车，停车；
17. One of the cruisors had engine trouble and dropped astern.
    一艘巡洋舰引擎发生故障，落在后面。
18. What are maximum revolutions astern?
    最大向后倒车转速是多少？
19. The boat moved astern.
    船开倒车。
20. Just before nightfall, with Italy far astern, we spotted a sail on the horizon.
    天快黑时，船已远离意大利，我们看见天际有一艘帆船。
21. They brought the ship round with a wash of water astern.
    他们调转船头，船尾翻起一片水花。
22. The flow was less strong and as he rubbed the side of his hand against the planking of the skiff, particles of phosphorus floated off and drifted slowly astern.
    水流并不那么有力了，当他把手的侧面在小船船板上擦着的时候，星星点点的磷质漂浮开去，慢慢朝船梢漂去。
23. He pointed to a dark blotch upon the starry sky some miles astern of us.
    他指着我们身后繁星点点的天空中的一朵乌云。
24. The ship fell astern of cargo, soon after they had left the dock.
    离开码头之后不久，客轮就落到货轮后面了。
25. Double-die-turning finishing hydraulic press They brought the ship round with a wash of water astern.
    双模具翻转抛光液压机他们调转船头，船尾翻起一片水花。
26. 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。
27. The steamer is capable of some forty knots retreating astern.
    这艘汽船每小时能后退约四十海里。
28. The Russian athlete made a break for the lead and the rest of the runners soon fell astern.
    那个俄国运动员冲向领先地位，其他赛跑者很快落在后边。
29. The geese paddling along a few yards astern.
    那几只鹅在离船尾几码处划着水跟着。
30. This line diagram has been drawn up on the condition that the main engine remains stopped at astern side and that control air has been blown off.
    这图画于主机停留在停止位置后退方向及控制空气已经放出的状况。

adv

1. (of a ship or an airplane) behind
   1. we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide

2. 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:    aftabaft

3. stern foremost or backward
   1. the steamer went astern at half speed