1.
We're steaming in the teeth of the wind.
我们的船正逆风航行。
2.
Mary has to come about since she is sailing upwind.
玛丽因为在逆风航行，所以不得不迎风折驶。
3.
There were hard hours on our journey, and often we sailed against the wind.
我们在旅途中曾有过艰难时刻，时常逆风航行。
4.
(in sailing)pass on the windward side of(sth)
（船航行时）逆风经过（某处）
5.
A wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or a ship.
逆风与飞行器或船只的航向相反的风
6.
the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback.
那条船逆着所有的帆桁顶风航行。
7.
The winds were contrary; we had to beat about.
正遇上逆风，我们的船只好以“之”字形抢风航行。
8.
The ship was delayed by contrary winds, ie blowing against the direction of travel.
航船因遇逆风而延误了.
9.
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary. --George Herbert
对于一艘盲目航行的船来说，所有方向的风都是逆风。——赫伯特
10.
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
对于一只盲目航行的船来说，所有方向的风都是逆风。
11.
Sail up a river, ie against the current
向上游航行（逆流行驶）
12.
The maneuvering of an aircraft partially into a crosswind to compensate for drift.
飞机侧航部分操纵飞行器使之进入逆风以抵消滑行
13.
sail closer to the wind than.
比……更向逆风行驶。
14.
To sail in the direction from which the wind blows.
逆风而行，抢风而行
15.
Work: The course taken to sail most directly into the wind (about 45 degrees from wind direction); also known as "beat".
迎风返回：一种航行路线，要求船只逆风行驶，到达第一个标记后返回，顺风到达第二个标记。
16.
The craft could tack, ...an art unknown to the Europeans at the time of Columbus.
那种船能够逆风曲线航行…这种航行术对于哥伦布时代的欧洲人来说是完全陌生的。
17.
The craft could tack , an art unknown to the Europeans at the time of Columbus .
那种船能够逆风曲线航行，这种航行术对于哥伦布时代的欧洲人来说是完全陌生的。
18.
The zigzag route of a vessel forced by contrary winds to sail on different courses.
Z字形航路由于逆风被迫沿一条不同的路线航行的船只的Z字形路线