| 词汇 | astern |
| 释义 | astern adverb uk /əˈstɜːn/ us /əˈstɝːn/ behind a ship, or going backwards when in a ship在船的尾部；向船的尾部 Opposite fore Terms for location & direction used at sea abaft adrift afloat aft aground amidships ashore cast cast someone adriftidiom deck fore inshore keep afloat longshore offshore onshore out overboard shore Examples of asternastern She had made slow progress through a narrow channel, when the channel began to close up astern. One catcher was detailed to follow astern in case any of the whales broke adrift. The cutter could neither be hoisted owing to the sea alongside, nor moored safely astern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We remained several miles astern and deep below her. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under these conditions we should not be dropping constantly further and further astern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why could not one boat have been moored astern of the other, and then they could not have swung round and crashed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The vessel was towed astern for about 10 minutes before the gear was freed by the cutting of one of the warps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Which way is it to give its orders when the ship's head is going astern? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The vessels escorting the convoy from which these two ships had fallen astern were unaware of the attack owing to the distance separating them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those two sea miles would be covered under these conditions, with engines going full astern, in 10 minutes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are far astern of our potential enemies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am happy to say that that stage is being left astern of us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must, therefore, protect ourselves, for we are a little astern of station when we consider what is going on abroad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The submarine therefore surfaced and conducted a visual search of the area, sighting two fishing vessels some 3,500 yds astern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we are far lower down than that, about fifth, and we ought not to get too far astern of other nations in the matter of air armaments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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