astern
adv. 在或向着船或飞行器的尾部; (指船)向后; 正向后
Something that is astern is at the back of a ship or behind the back part.
The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.
船长在船尾,假装睡着了。
A ship that is moving astern is moving backwards.
At the crucial moment, the barge would not go astern.
在关键时刻,驳船不能向后驶。
1. stern foremost or backward;
2. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane;
3. (of a ship or an airplane) behind;
Both engines full astern!
双车退三!
The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about.
船长在船尾查看了一下,看看发生了什么事.
A keg bobbed up astern.
一只小圆桶突然在船尾出现.
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.
Their ship fell astern of the bigger one.
他们的船落到了一条更大的船的后面.