at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane;
"stow the luggage aft" "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft" "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
例句
用作介词(prep.)
The captain was located just abaft the bridge.船长就在驾驶台后面。
用作副词(adv.)
Ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft.带有方形帆的船随风疾驰而去。
