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a.sternHE5stV:n, $-5stV:rnadv, adj [not gradable]behind a ship, or going backwards when in a ship在船尾;向船尾,向后The skipper went astern to gaze at the island she had just left.游艇的驾驶者走向船尾,眺望着她刚离开的那座岛。Halfway through the race, his boat was 30km astern (of the leader).赛程过半时,他的船已被(领先者)拉下30公里。Full steam astern! (=Make the engine go backwards as fast as possible!)全速后退!
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