英语单词 | aft |
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英美音标 | 英 [ɑːft] 美 [æft] |
中文释义 | adv.向船尾;在船尾 abbr.下午(=afternoon) |
英语例句 | (1) I walked aft until I reached the mainmast. (2) The ship was loaded with cargo fore and aft. (3) The game will be held on the aft recreation deck. |
中文例句 | (1) 我向船尾走去,来到了主桅前。 (2) 这条船从船头到船尾装满了货物。 (3) 游戏比赛将在船尾部的娱乐甲板上进行。 |
vocabulary简明 | When something's at the back of a boat, it's aft. You might instruct a passenger on your sailboat to move aft while you adjust the sails. |
vocabulary扩展 | Aft, which can be used as an adverb or an adjective, is almost solely used in nautical or aeronautical terminology — in other words, when you're talking about a boat, ship, or airplane. Flight attendants usually start at the front of the cabin and move aft as they dole out drinks and pretzels, and they might instruct you to stow your huge bag in an aft compartment. The Old English root is æftan, "from behind or farthest back." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADV 副词]向艉部(或机尾);在艉部(或机尾) If you go aft in a boat or plane, you go to the back of it. If you are aft, you are in the back. [ADV after v]
2 [ADJ 形容词]艉部的;后部的 The aft end on a boat or plane is towards the back of it. [ADJ n]
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