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。
The steamer is capable of some forty knots retreating astern .
这艘汽船每小时能后退约四十海里。
We will moor to buoys ahead and astern .
我们船将系前后浮筒。
Pilot : how long does it take to reverse the engine from full ahead to full astern ?
引航员:主机从全速前进到全速后退用多长时间?
With all my rowing , I went astern ; the tide was so strong .
我用力划船,仍然后退不已,因为潮水力量太大了。
Finished test engine running several revolutions ahead and astern to check the deficiencies and leakages .
机器正车、倒车运行几转测试完毕后检查是否有故障和漏泄。
Just before nightfall , with italy far astern , we spotted a sail on the horizon .
天快黑时,船已远离意大利,我们看见天际有一艘帆船。
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。
With a very large outboard motor , for example , the boat may be imbalanced by having that weight far astern and may " squat " in the water and not sail as well .