astern

astern

英 [ə'stɜːn]
　　美 [ə'stɝn]

adv. 向船尾；在船尾；向後

中文詞源：

astern 向後

來自短語on stern. stern, 後面，詞源同steer, 駕駛。

例句：

1. At the crucial moment, the barge would not go astern.
在關鍵時刻，駁船不能向後駛。

2. The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.
船長在船尾，假裝睡著瞭。

3. One of the fishing boats sank down astern of us.
有一艘漁船在我們後面沉沒瞭.

4. He cut the rope then and went astern to noose the tail.
然後他割下一截繩子,走到船梢去套住魚尾巴.

5. 'Look astern, doctor,'replied the captain.
“ 你往船後看, 大夫. ” 船長說.