abeam

adv. 正横(与船的龙骨成直角)

发音

UK /əˈbiːm/
其它
US /əˈbim/

词形变化

more abeam 比较级 most abeam 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.

    航海 交通

    The island was directly abeam of us.

  2. 1.

    Beaming, shining (especially with reference to a person's face or eyes).

    1876, William Davidson, Sermons on the Parables, Cincinnati: Western Tract Society, Sermon 1, p. 41, […] the hearts of the saints [will] be all attention and their faces all abeam for the consolation;

adv.
  1. 1.

    On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 90° or 270° relative.

    航海 交通
  2. 2.

    Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.

    航海 交通
prep.
  1. 1.

    Alongside.

    航海 交通

    She came abeam the crippled ship.

词源

From a- (“in the direction of”) + beam (“keel”).

来源：wiktionary