Definition of abaft in English:

abaft

adverb əˈbɑːftəˈbæft

Nautical

In or behind the stern of a ship.
在船尾，向船尾
a line of clouds was spotted abaft by the starboard lookout
Example sentencesExamples
- Terry looked abaft himself and saw that the fearsome man had indeed gone.
- The blizzard made it impossible to see anything abaft of the bridge.
- It's when the breeze comes from the side, and slightly abaft of abeam, that a vessel can achieve its fastest point of sail.
- The swell was either just abaft or on the beam and at night you couldn't see it.
- With six months' stores, she draws twenty-two foot nine, abaft.
- A built-in motor bracket cuts cockpit noise and adds security in big seas from abaft.

preposition əˈbɑːftəˈbæft

Nautical

Nearer the stern than; behind.
比…更接近船尾；在…后面
the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley
Example sentencesExamples
- When a mainsail was set up in the correct place abaft the genoa, the strain on the headsail sheet was observed to rise considerably.
- Dropping down abaft the bridge, the first thing to come into view was the funnel.
- With this security he had established as his right a caboose abaft the funnel in the midships Bofors gunshield where the gun had been removed.
- The first of two hatches to the control room section is immediately abaft the sail, being the main access into the boat.
- The carpenter had turned the capstan just abaft the mainmast into a perfectly acceptable desk.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'backwards'): from a-² (expressing motion) + archaic baft 'in the rear'.

Rhymes

aft, craft, daft, draft, draught, engraft, graft, haft, kraft, raft, understaffed, unstaffed, waft

Definition of abaft in US English:

abaft

adverbəˈbaftəˈbæft

Nautical

In or behind the stern of a ship.
在船尾，向船尾
Example sentencesExamples
- A built-in motor bracket cuts cockpit noise and adds security in big seas from abaft.
- It's when the breeze comes from the side, and slightly abaft of abeam, that a vessel can achieve its fastest point of sail.
- With six months' stores, she draws twenty-two foot nine, abaft.
- The swell was either just abaft or on the beam and at night you couldn't see it.
- The blizzard made it impossible to see anything abaft of the bridge.
- Terry looked abaft himself and saw that the fearsome man had indeed gone.

prepositionəˈbaftəˈbæft

Nautical

Nearer the stern than; behind.
比…更接近船尾；在…后面
the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley
Example sentencesExamples
- The carpenter had turned the capstan just abaft the mainmast into a perfectly acceptable desk.
- Dropping down abaft the bridge, the first thing to come into view was the funnel.
- The first of two hatches to the control room section is immediately abaft the sail, being the main access into the boat.
- When a mainsail was set up in the correct place abaft the genoa, the strain on the headsail sheet was observed to rise considerably.
- With this security he had established as his right a caboose abaft the funnel in the midships Bofors gunshield where the gun had been removed.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘backwards’): from a- (expressing motion) + archaic baft ‘in the rear’.

词汇	abaft
释义	Definition of abaft in English: abaft adverb əˈbɑːftəˈbæft Nautical In or behind the stern of a ship. 在船尾，向船尾 a line of clouds was spotted abaft by the starboard lookout Example sentencesExamples Terry looked abaft himself and saw that the fearsome man had indeed gone. The blizzard made it impossible to see anything abaft of the bridge. It's when the breeze comes from the side, and slightly abaft of abeam, that a vessel can achieve its fastest point of sail. The swell was either just abaft or on the beam and at night you couldn't see it. With six months' stores, she draws twenty-two foot nine, abaft. A built-in motor bracket cuts cockpit noise and adds security in big seas from abaft. preposition əˈbɑːftəˈbæft Nautical Nearer the stern than; behind. 比…更接近船尾；在…后面 the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley Example sentencesExamples When a mainsail was set up in the correct place abaft the genoa, the strain on the headsail sheet was observed to rise considerably. Dropping down abaft the bridge, the first thing to come into view was the funnel. With this security he had established as his right a caboose abaft the funnel in the midships Bofors gunshield where the gun had been removed. The first of two hatches to the control room section is immediately abaft the sail, being the main access into the boat. The carpenter had turned the capstan just abaft the mainmast into a perfectly acceptable desk. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'backwards'): from a-² (expressing motion) + archaic baft 'in the rear'. Rhymes aft, craft, daft, draft, draught, engraft, graft, haft, kraft, raft, understaffed, unstaffed, waft Definition of abaft in US English: abaft adverbəˈbaftəˈbæft Nautical In or behind the stern of a ship. 在船尾，向船尾 Example sentencesExamples A built-in motor bracket cuts cockpit noise and adds security in big seas from abaft. It's when the breeze comes from the side, and slightly abaft of abeam, that a vessel can achieve its fastest point of sail. With six months' stores, she draws twenty-two foot nine, abaft. The swell was either just abaft or on the beam and at night you couldn't see it. The blizzard made it impossible to see anything abaft of the bridge. Terry looked abaft himself and saw that the fearsome man had indeed gone. prepositionəˈbaftəˈbæft Nautical Nearer the stern than; behind. 比…更接近船尾；在…后面 the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley Example sentencesExamples The carpenter had turned the capstan just abaft the mainmast into a perfectly acceptable desk. Dropping down abaft the bridge, the first thing to come into view was the funnel. The first of two hatches to the control room section is immediately abaft the sail, being the main access into the boat. When a mainsail was set up in the correct place abaft the genoa, the strain on the headsail sheet was observed to rise considerably. With this security he had established as his right a caboose abaft the funnel in the midships Bofors gunshield where the gun had been removed. Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘backwards’): from a- (expressing motion) + archaic baft ‘in the rear’.
随便看	bullions bullish bullishly bullishly bullishness bullishness bullism Bulli soil bull kelp bull market bull markets bull mastiff Bull Moose bull neck bull neck bull-necked bullnecked bull nose bull nose bull-nosed bullock bullock driver bullocker bullockies bullocks