The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.船长在船尾,假装睡着了。One of the fishing boats sank down astern of us.有一艘渔船在我们后面沉没了.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....
The meeting degenerated into petty squabbling.会议变成了无聊的扯皮。Standards in the administration of justice have degenerated.执法标准下降了。The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄,成了一条崎岖不平的小径....