来自短语on stern. stern, 后面，词源同steer, 驾驶。

1. At the crucial moment, the barge would not go astern.

在关键时刻，驳船不能向后驶。

2. The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.

船长在船尾，假装睡着了。

3. One of the fishing boats sank down astern of us.

有一艘渔船在我们后面沉没了.

4. He cut the rope then and went astern to noose the tail.

然后他割下一截绳子,走到船梢去套住鱼尾巴.

5. 'Look astern, doctor,'replied the captain.

“ 你往船后看, 大夫. ” 船长说.