brace aback
高级 (C1) formal
In sailing, to angle the sails so that the wind pushes against the front of them, which slows the ship down.
"The captain ordered them to brace aback to halt the ship's forward progress near the harbor entrance."
In sailing, to angle the sails so that the wind pushes against the front of them, which slows the ship down.
"The captain ordered them to brace aback to halt the ship's forward progress near the harbor entrance."