embark

美 [ɪmˈbɑːrk]英 [ɪmˈbɑːk]
  • v.开始;上船;装船

派生词: embarkation n. 过去式: embarked 现在分词: embarking 过去分词: embarked 第三人称单数: embarks

em- 进入...之中 + bark 船

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verb

上船;装船
to get onto a ship; to put sth onto a ship

We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked.

我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。

They embarked the troops by night.

他们让部队在夜里上了船。

disembark
短语动词

embark

频次

  • 1
    VERB 着手;开始做
    If you embark on something new, difficult, or exciting, you start doing it.

    He's embarking on a new career as a writer...

    他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。

  • 2
    VERB 登(船);上(船)
    When someone embarks on a ship, they go on board before the start of a journey.

    They travelled to Portsmouth, where they embarked on the battle cruiser HMS Renown...

    他们行至朴次茅斯,在那里登上了英国皇家海军“声望号”战列巡洋舰。

  • Embarkation was scheduled for just after 4 pm.

    计划下午4点一过即登船。

verb

1
set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
she embarked upon a new career
Synonym: enter
2
go on board
Synonym: ship
3
proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer
Synonym: venture

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  1. Passengers with cargo must embark first .

    带货物的乘客先上船。

  2. This was all I could obtain , except some small gifts as tokens of his and my mother 's love , when I embark 'd again for New York , now with their approbation and their blessing .

    这就是我所能得到的一切了,除了当我上船重去纽约时,他给我的表示父母爱子之心的一些小小纪念品以外。但是我这次去纽约却是获得他们的同意和祝福的。

  3. Some forethought and preparation is necessary before you embark on the project .

    你着手进行这个项目之前必须有所考虑,有所准备。

  4. We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked .

    我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。

  5. She is about to embark on a diplomatic career .

    她即将开始外交生涯。

  6. They embarked the troops by night .

    他们让部队在夜里上了船。

  7. The government embarked on a programme of radical economic reform .

    政府开始实施一项彻底的经济改革计划。

  8. The party embarked on a programme of economic reform

    这个党开始进行经济改革。

  9. He 's embarking on a new career as a writer

    他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。

  10. Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers .

    裁员促使很多人开始从事新事业。

  11. The fears have prompted several countries to embark on massive armament plans .

    几个国家开始实施大规模的军备计划,以防患于未然。

  12. She embarked on a series of sexual liaisons with society figures .

    她开始接二连三地与社会名流有染。

  13. How do we go about embarking on this ' inner journey ' to understand ourselves ?

    我们该如何开始这个“心灵历程”来了解自己呢?

  14. In the first week of January , thousands of guilt-ridden people signed up for fitness courses or embarked on diets .

    在元月的第一个星期,成千上万的人在负疚感的驱使下报名参加健身班或者开始节食。

  15. Bob ordered brigade HQ to embark .

    鲍勃命令旅指挥部登船。

  16. They travelled to Portsmouth , where they embarked on the battle cruiser HMS Renown

    他们行至朴次茅斯,在那里登上了英国皇家海军“声望号”战列巡洋舰。

  17. Early in the morning they embarked the ship for Miami .

    他们一早就登上了开往迈阿密的轮船。

  18. The passengers embarked the ship at a German port .

    乘客在德国的一个港口上了船。

  19. This ship embarked passengers and cargoes .

    这艘船载有旅客和货物。

  20. He embarked at London .

    他在伦敦上的船。

  21. We embarked at Shanghai for Qingdao .

    我们在上海上船去青岛。

  22. Resolutely she left home to embark on a new life with the man she loved .

    她毅然决然地离开了家,跟自己相爱的人一起生活。

  23. The company also embarked on a desperate cost-cutting program , which included the elimination of thousands of jobs .

    公司还铤而走险,开始了一项成本削减计划,包括裁员数千人。

  24. Diehl and her fellow researchers wanted to find out if that was true , so they embarked on a series of nine experiments in the lab and in the field testing people 's enjoyment in the presence or absence of a camera .

    迪尔和她的研究同事想要知道习惯拍照是不是真的这么不好,于是他们进行了9项实验室研究和现场调查,测试人们在使用相机和不使用相机时感受到的乐趣程度。

  25. Almost half of those surveyed said their companies were either in the middle of restructuring or about to embark on it .

    其中近一半的受访者说他的公司正在进行重组或即将开始重组。

  26. He is about to embark on a new business venture .

    他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。

  27. She embarked on a discourse about the town 's origins .

    她开始讲本市的起源。

  28. We need to embark build a modern socialist China and welcome the Party 's centenary with outstanding achievements .

    学党史、悟思想、办实事、开新局,以昂扬姿态奋力开启全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程,以优异成绩迎接建党一百周年。

  29. Passenger train driver : Punctually embarks .

    客车司机:准时出发。

  30. The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets .

    我们实施的战争,须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

前缀
e-进入...之中

embarrass vt. 尴尬

em- 进入...之中 + barr- 栏,障碍 + -ass 表名词

employ vt. 雇用

em- 进入...之中 + ploy 用,参与

embrace v.

em- 进入...之中 + brace- 两臂

embed v. 把…嵌入(或放入、埋入、插入)

em- 进入...之中 + -bed 床,河床

take board catch embark get on 【导航词义:乘坐】
take v. 搭乘,乘坐
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指乘坐某种交通工具或走某条道路。

〔例证〕

In New York, did you ever take the subway alone late at night?

在纽约,你有没有在深夜单独乘过地铁?

I would rather take the plane.

我更愿意乘飞机去。

Take the right fork at the crossroads.

到十字路口走右边的岔道。

board v. 〈正式〉登上
〔辨析〕

指登上车、船、飞机等。

〔例证〕

Drake and I decided to board a train for Geneva.

我和德雷克决定乘火车去日内瓦。

We're boarding at gate 8.

我们在8号登机口登机。

We joined the passengers waiting to board.

我们加入到等候上船的旅客队伍中。

catch v. 赶上
〔辨析〕

指及时登上飞机、火车、公共汽车等。

〔例证〕

He got up very early so as to catch the first train.

他起得很早,以便赶上头班火车。

He suddenly discovered that it was too late to catch the last bus.

他突然发现时间很晚,赶不上末班公共汽车了。

She was about to leave the office to catch a flight to London.

她正要离开办公室去赶飞往伦敦的一班飞机。

embark v. 乘船,装载
〔辨析〕

主要指乘船,也可指船载运旅客、货物。

〔例证〕

Early in the morning they embarked the ship for Miami.

他们一早就登上了开往迈阿密的轮船。

He embarked at London.

他在伦敦上的船。

This ship embarked passengers and cargoes.

这艘船载有旅客和货物。

get on v. v. 登上,上(车)
〔辨析〕

指上车、船、飞机等,多用于非正式文体。

〔例证〕

A ticket inspector got on the train.

查票员上了火车。

When the bus came to a stop, some passengers got on.

当公共汽车到站时,一些乘客上了车。

We got on the plane at Paris.

我们在巴黎上的飞机。

  • 短语动词

以下资源来自牛津词典

embark on/upon sth

从事,着手,开始(新的或艰难的事情)
to start to do sth new or difficult

She is about to embark on a diplomatic career.

她即将开始外交生涯。