stern a boat
作及物动词时后接船只等宾语，表示使船倒划或船尾朝前移动。
The crew sterned the boat clear of the rocks.
船员们把船倒划，使其远离礁石。
使船后退；倒划（船）
sterned — past of stern
在水中向后或船尾朝前推进或移动。
to make a boat move backward, or to move stern-first through the water
多用于划船或航海语境，指让船倒退，或让船尾朝前移动。
在水中向后或船尾朝前推进或移动。
To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water.
一般现在时
The tug sterns the barge away from the pier.
拖船把驳船倒着拖离码头。
一般过去时
The captain sterned the vessel into the narrow channel.
船长把船倒着驶入狭窄的航道。
现在进行时
The ferry is sterning slowly out of the harbour.
渡轮正缓缓倒着驶出港口。
规则动词：第三人称单数 sterns，现在分词 sterning，过去式和过去分词都是 sterned。词义较窄，多用于航海语境，表示使船倒退或船尾朝前移动。
The fishermen sterned their boat out of the narrow channel.
渔民们把船倒着划出了狭窄的水道。
用法提示：stern 用作动词，过去式 sterned，表示让船后退、船尾朝前移动。
He sterns the canoe to back it away from the shallow bank.
他把独木舟倒着划离浅滩岸边。
用法提示：stern 用作动词，第三人称单数 sterns，表示使船后退。
We were sterning the boat toward the beach when the wind picked up.
我们正把船倒着划向岸边时，风变大了。
用法提示：stern 用作动词，过去进行时 sterning，表示船尾朝前向岸边移动。
作及物动词时后接船只等宾语，表示使船倒划或船尾朝前移动。
The crew sterned the boat clear of the rocks.
船员们把船倒划，使其远离礁石。
作不及物动词时主语是船本身，表示船向后或船尾朝前移动；该用法多见于航海或划船语境。
The vessel sterned slowly into the harbour.
那艘船慢慢倒着驶入港口。
grammar · medium
易错句子He sterned his car into the parking space.
正确表达He backed his car into the parking space.
stern 作动词只表示船在水中的后退或船尾朝前移动（词典释义限定 in the water），不能用于汽车等陆上交通工具。汉语把“使船后退”的“后退”直接套到倒车上，才误用了 stern；汽车倒车英语用 back（或 reverse）。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company sterned away from the risky deal.
正确表达The company steered away from the risky deal.
stern 表示“（船）后退、船尾朝前移动”，不含“掌控方向、绕开”的意思；表示掌握方向、避开应用 steer。stern 还兼指“船尾”，与航海词 steer 关系密切，学习者容易混用，但此处需要一个表示“避开”的动词。
使船后退；把船倒划
The crew sterned the boat away from the rocks.
船员们把船倒划着驶离礁石。
倒划独木舟
He sterned the canoe slowly along the bank.
他沿着河岸慢慢倒划独木舟。
把划艇倒划
She sterned the rowboat into the shallows.
她把划艇倒划进浅水处。
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