sternway

/ˈstɜːrnweɪ/

Meanings

noun

倒退，后退，退行。

A backwards motion of a vessel.

Examples :

"The ferry gathered sternway as the captain reversed its engines away from the dock. "

渡轮在船长倒转引擎驶离码头时，开始向后倒退。

Related Words

gathered verb

/ˈɡæðəd/ /ˈɡæðɚd/

聚集，收集

"Example Sentence: "She gathered her books and papers before leaving the library." "

她离开图书馆之前，把她的书本和文件都收拢了起来。

vessel noun

/ˈvɛs.l̩/

船只，船舶。

"The fishing vessel sailed out to the lake early in the morning. "

清晨，那艘渔船驶向了湖中。

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

motion noun

/ˈməʊʃən/ /ˈmoʊʃən/

运动，移动。

"The motion of the train was slow, taking hours to reach the next town. "

火车的移动很缓慢，开了好几个小时才到达下一个镇子。

reversed verb

/rɪˈvɜːrst/ /rɪˈvɜrstɪd/

颠倒，反转，倒转。

"to reverse a portion of video footage"

把一段视频片段倒放

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

ferry noun

/ˈfɛɹɪ/ /ˈfɛɹi/

渡轮，渡船

"The ferry to the island takes tourists and cars across the bay every hour. "

每小时都有一班渡轮载着游客和小汽车横跨海湾，前往那个岛屿。

backwards adjective

/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)dz/

向后的，倒退的

"The battleship had three backwards guns at the stern, in addition to the primary complement."

这艘战列舰的船尾除了主要火炮外，还有三门向后安装的火炮。

away verb

/əˈweɪ/

离开，离去.

"After school, I'm going away to visit my grandparents. "

放学后，我要离开这里，去拜访我的祖父母。

captain noun

/ˈkæp.tən/ /-tən/

船长，队长，首领

"The captain of the debate team led the team to victory. "

辩论队队长带领队伍获得了胜利。

engines noun

/ˈendʒɪnz/

攻城器械，战争机器

"The Roman army brought their siege engines to the city walls, preparing to break through the defenses. "

罗马军队把他们的攻城器械运到了城墙边，准备突破防御。

dock noun

/dɒk/ /dɑk/

酸模，野菠菜。

"My grandmother used to add the young leaves of the dock plant to her vegetable stew. "

我奶奶过去常常把酸模（野菠菜）的嫩叶加到她的蔬菜炖汤里。