astern
adv. 在或向著船或飛行器的尾部; (指船)向後; 正向後
Something that is astern is at the back of a ship or behind the back part.
The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.
船長在船尾,假裝睡著了。
A ship that is moving astern is moving backwards.
At the crucial moment, the barge would not go astern.
在關鍵時刻,駁船不能向後駛。
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!
雙車退三!
The captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about.
船長在船尾檢視了一下,看看發生了什麼事.
A keg bobbed up astern.
一隻小圓桶突然在船尾出現.
The hire purchase company repossessed my car because I fell astern with the payments.
這家分期付款購買公司取回了我的汽車,因為我沒能及時付款.
Their ship fell astern of the bigger one.
他們的船落到了一條更大的船的後面.