| 单词 | embark |
| 释义 | embark (once / 333 pages) v When you embark on something, you are starting it — and it's exciting. You might embark on a new career or embark on a trip to the Galapagos Islands. You wouldn't embark on a trip to the grocery store. The verb embark can be used specifically to refer to boarding a ship for a journey. When used for general travel, the verb embark often implies a longer journey: "She embarked on a trip around the world." Besides, physical journeys, embark can be used to mean to start other kinds of journeys as well. You might embark on a spiritual journey or embark on the path to enlightenment. Pack well. WORD FAMILYembark: disembark, embarkation, embarked, embarking, embarkment, embarks+/disembark: disembarkation, disembarked, disembarking, disembarkment, disembarks/disembarkation: disembarkations/embarkation: embarkations/embarkment: embarkments USAGE EXAMPLESDuring the past year, as America embarked on the treacherous task of selecting a new president, Canada selected, for the first time, a national bird. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) Police commander John Rutagira told AFP news agency most passengers were drunk by the time they embarked on the boat. BBC(Dec 26, 2016) Then the rink embarked on its four-tier plan to eventually reach net zero. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1v go on board Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper ship debark, disembark, set down go ashore emplane, enplane board a plane board, get on get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) 2v set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) she embarked upon a new career Syn|Hypo|Hyper enter take up pursue or resume begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 3v proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers Syn|Hyper venture go, move, proceed follow a procedure or take a course |
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