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单词 aft
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aft


AFT

abbr. American Federation of Teachers

aft

A0129900 (ăft)adv. & adj. At, in, toward, or close to the stern of a vessel or the rear of an aircraft or spacecraft.
[Middle English afte, back, from Old English æftan, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

aft

(ɑːft) adv, adj (Nautical Terms) chiefly nautical towards or at the stern or rear: the aft deck; aft of the engines. [C17: perhaps a shortened form of earlier abaft]

aft1

(æft, ɑft)
adv. 1. at, close to, or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft. adj. 2. situated toward or at the stern or tail. [before 950; Middle English afte, Old English æftan from behind]

aft2

(æft, ɑft)
adv. Scot. oft.

aft.

afternoon.

AFT

or A.F.T.,

American Federation of Teachers.

aft

Toward or at the rear of stern.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.aft - (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tailaft - (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tailback - related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"fore - situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
Adv.1.aft - at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplaneaft - 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"abaft, asternfore, forward - near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
Translations
achterna popparetrocedere

aft


fore and aft

1. At the front and back of something. This phrase is nautical in origin, referring to the bow (located at the front) and the stern (located at the back) of a ship. We need to change the locks fore and aft, I'm afraid.2. Everywhere; all over. There are people fore and aft—I'll never be able to find you!See also: aft, and, fore

best-laid plans of mice and men oft(en) go astray,

 and best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft a-gley.Prov. Things often go wrong even though you have carefully planned what you are going to do. (The gang aft a-gley version is Scots dialect, and comes from Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse.") Jill: I reserved a hotel room for us three weeks ago, but now the clerk says he has no record of our reservation. So much for our fun weekend in the city. Jane: Well, these things happen. The best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray. I had all the arrangements made for my party, and then the guest of honor got sick and I had to call the whole thing off. The best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft a-gley. If a little rain can ruin the best-laid plans of mice and men, think what an earthquake might do!See also: and, astray, go, men, mice, of, oft, plan

fore and aft

at the front and the back, usually of a boat or ship. They had to attach new lights fore and aft because the old ones were not bright enough to meet the new regulations. The captain ordered a watch stationed fore and aft.See also: aft, and, fore

fore and aft

Both front and back, everywhere, as in The children clung to the teacher fore and aft. This expression is nautical terminology for the bow, or front, and the stern, or back, of a vessel. Today it is also used more broadly. [First half of 1600s] See also: aft, and, fore

aft


aft

Chiefly nautical towards or at the stern or rear

aft

[aft] (naval architecture) Near, toward, or at the stern of a ship.

Aft


Aft

A term describing anything toward the back or rear of a ship or aircraft. It is often used in sailing.

AFT


AcronymDefinition
AFTAmerican Federation of Teachers
AFTAfter
AFTAfternoon
AFTAmerican Farmland Trust
AFTAtech Flash Technology (Fremont, CA)
AFTAgence France Tresor (French Treasury)
AFTAutomatic Fine Tuning
AFTanti Flutter Technology
AFTAutomated File Transceiver
AFTAutomated Funds Transfer
AFTAny Form Template
AFTAdapter Fault Tolerance
AFTAccueil Familial Thérapeutique (French: Home Family Therapy)
AFTAuthenticated Firewall Traversal
AFTAdaptive Fault Tolerance (computing)
AFTAmerican Folklore Theatre (Wisconsin)
AFTAccelerated Failure Time
AFTAnnual Field Training (US military; Air National Guard)
AFTAssociation Française de Terrariophilie (French: French Association of Arthropods)
AFTAccounting, Finance and Taxation (various locations)
AFTAssociation Française du Transpersonnel (French: French Transpersonal Association)
AFTAmericans for Fair Taxation
AFTAviation Fuel Trailer (AMA SpA; Italy)
AFTAlgemeen Fiscaal Tijdschrift (Belgian tax magazine)
AFTAdvanced Food Technology
AFTAdiabatic Flame Temperature
AFTAllowable Flight Temperature (US NASA)
AFTApartment Finance Today (magazine)
AFTAdvanced Flame Technology (personal computer board)
AFTAutomated File Transfer
AFTAn Foras Taluntais
AFTAerobic Fitness Test (USAFA)
AFTAutogenic Feedback Training
AFTAnimal Facilitated Therapy
AFTAerodynamic Flight Test
AFTActive File Table
AFTAssociation Française du Titanic (French: French Titanic Society)
AFTAtmospheric Flight Test
AFTAbbreviated Functional Test
AFTAnalytic Forensic Technology
AFTAlabama Family Ties
AFTA Forgotten Tragedy (alternative band)
AFTAffine Fourier Transform
AFTAft Flight Test
AFTAbout Freaking Time (polite form)
AFTAnalog Facility Terminal
AFTAutomated Fund Transfer
AFTApplication File Transfer
AFTApplied Foundation Testing, Inc.
AFTAvailable File Table
AFTAgglutination-Flocculation Test
AFTAngle/Frequency Tracking
AFTAnnual Funding Target
AFTAdvanced Function Terminal

aft


  • all
  • adj
  • adv

Synonyms for aft

adj (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

Related Words

  • back

Antonyms

  • fore

adv at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

Synonyms

  • abaft
  • astern

Antonyms

  • fore
  • forward
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