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abaft

英 [ə\"bɑːft] 美 [ə\"bæft]
  • 翻译

    prep. 在…后面

    adv. 在船尾;向船尾


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英 [ə\"bɑːft]||||||美 [ə\"bæft]

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解释


prep. 在…后面

adv. 在船尾;向船尾

英文词源


abaft (adv.)

\\\\\\\"ino,rat the back part of a ship\\\\\\\" (opposed to

forward

), 1590s, from Middle English

on baft

(Old English

on bæftan

) \\\\\\\"backwards.\\\\\\\" The second component is itself a compound of

be

\\\\\\\"by\\\\\\\" (see by)a,n,d

æftan

\\\\\\\"aft\\\\\\\" (see aft). The word has been saved by the sailors (the stern being the \\\\\\\"after\\\\\\\" part of a vessel), the rest of the language having left it in Middle English.

双语例句


1. Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind

abaft

.

装着横帆的船只随风疾驰.

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2. Be careful the mule is a vicious beast, not safe

abaft

the beam.

当心,骡子是一种险恶的畜牲, (站在)它后面不安全.

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3. The huge bull caught him

abaft

the wheel - housea,n,dslammed him in the air.

那头巨大的公牛抵住他的后腰将他抛到空中.

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