astern
astern 英 [əˈstɜ:n] 美 [əˈstɜrn]
adv. 向船尾;在船尾;向后
- Astern means at the rear of a ship, boat, or plane. If your seat on an airplane is astern, you'll have to walk all the way to the very back to find it.
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- adv. 向船尾;在船尾;向后
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1. 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。
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2. With a very large outboard motor, for example, the boat may be imbalanced by having that weight far astern and may "squat" in the water and not sail as well.
例如,如果装了一台很大的舷外发动机,船只可能会因其重量而变得不平衡,尾部偏重,用俗话说倾向于在水中“蹲着”,而影响航行。
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3. 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.
当他在船边的木板上磨擦手时,他看见一片片的鱼鳞缓缓向船尾漂去。
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