| 单词 | astern |
| 释义 | astern adverb uk/əˈstɜːn/us/əˈstɝːn/behind aship, or goingbackwardswhen in aship 在船的尾部；向船的尾部Opposite fore Terms for location & direction used at sea
Examplesofasternastern She had made slow progress through a narrow channel, when the channel began to close upastern. From theCambridge English Corpus One catcher was detailed to followasternin case any of the whales broke adrift. From theCambridge English Corpus The cutter could neither be hoisted owing to the sea alongside, nor moored safelyastern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The ferry after goingasternwent ahead again and enabled most, of the men on the launch to get on board the ferry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We remained several milesasternand deep below her. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Under these conditions we should not be dropping constantly further and furtherastern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why could not one boat have been mooredasternof 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The vessel was towedasternfor 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Which way is it to give its orders when the ship's head is goingastern? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The vessels escorting the convoy from which these two ships had fallenasternwere unaware of the attack owing to the distance separating them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those two sea miles would be covered under these conditions, with engines going fullastern, in 10 minutes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are farasternof our potential enemies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am happy to say that that stage is being leftasternof us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must, therefore, protect ourselves, for we are a littleasternof station when we consider what is going on abroad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The submarine therefore surfaced and conducted a visual search of the area, sighting two fishing vessels some 3,500 ydsastern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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