【astern】 - SAT备考词汇

astern

UK:  [ə'stɜ:n]

US:  [ə'stɜ:n]

adv.

1.倒车

2.在船尾;向船尾

3.向艉

4.在后,向后

5.【航海】在船[机]尾,向船[机]尾

1 . It looks as if the wind blows astern, and the waves wax and wane like the moon in the vast sky, and yet We are a still picture.
看来，如果风吹船尾，波浪兴衰像天上的月亮在广袤的，但我们是一个静止图像。

2 . The tide was running so that long streaks of foam tailed away from the reef and for a moment they felt the boat was moving steadily astern.
海潮滚滚，礁石那边拖着长长的银白色的浪花泡沫，这让他们感到仿佛是大船正在稳稳地后退着。

3 . While we were in motion the only sheltered spot on deck was astern.
船开行中，甲板上唯一避风处就是在船尾。

4 . slow down in time by astern or with tug's assistance when approaching to pier.
在接近码头过程中适时进行倒车减速或用拖船协助减速。

5 . Solar ship can be separated into forehead Solar power system and propulsion and monitoring system astern .
中文摘要太阳能船可概分为前端太阳能电池发电系统，以及后端之推进与监控系统。