astern

副词 astern:

1. stern foremost or backward
2. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
   同义词：aft, abaft
3. (of a ship or an airplane) behind

1. A great battleship, forging silent and unlighted through the dark night, loom close astern.
   在漆黑的夜中一轮巨大战舰一声不响地熄灯前进，逼近船尾。
2. The hire purchase company repossessed my car because I fell astern with the payments.
   这家分期付款购买公司取回了我的汽车，因为我没能及时付款。
3. One of the fishing boats sank down astern of us.
   有一艘渔船在我们后面沉没了。

a.stern

adv.（副词）
adj.Nautical （形容词）【航海】
Behind a vessel.
在船后的
At or to the stern of a vessel.
在船尾的，向船尾的
With or having the stern foremost; backward.
向后的：船尾在最前面的；向后的