Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4496
embarking
上船，上飞机
embarking is the present participle of embark.
go on board a ship, aircraft, etc.
- 1.
To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
登上船只或航行工具
- 2.
To cover or enclose with bark.
用树皮覆盖或包裹。
- 3.
To start, begin.
开始；着手。
- 4.
To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
使上船；装载上船。
- 5.
To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.
使参与；投入(人力、资金等)。
着手，开始（一项事业或课题）；登上船只或航行工具；用树皮覆盖或包裹。；开始；着手。；使上船；装载上船。
In use
They embarked on a journey to explore the Amazon rainforest.
She is embarking on a new career as a teacher.
The ship embarked passengers at the port.
embark on/upon sth
表示开始一项重大的或新的工作、事业等。
The company embarked on a new project.
这家公司着手了一个新项目。
embark on a journey
They embarked on a journey around the world.
他们开始了环游世界的旅程。
embark (intransitive)
通常用于正式场合，指登上船或飞机。
Passengers embarked at noon.
乘客们在中午登船。
Connections
Collocations
- embark on a journey
- 开始一段旅程
- They embarked on a long journey across Europe.他们踏上了穿越欧洲的漫长旅程。
- embark on a career
- 开始职业生涯
- After graduation, she embarked on a career in finance.毕业后，她开始了金融领域的职业生涯。
- embark on a project
- 启动一个项目
- The team is about to embark on a new project.团队即将启动一个新项目。
- embark upon a mission
- 执行一项使命
- The astronauts embarked upon a mission to Mars.宇航员们执行了一项前往火星的任务。
- embark on a ship
- 登上轮船
- Passengers began to embark on the ship at noon.乘客们中午开始登船。
- embark on a course
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'em' 像 '上'，'bark' 像 '船板'，意为上船。
Context & Register
embark 通常用于正式或半正式场合，指开始一项事业、旅程或冒险。作“上船/上飞机”时偏具体动作，但现代英语中较少单独使用；作“着手（某事）”时常见于书面语。建议根据具体搭配理解使用场景。
Grammar Note
及物用法较少见，常用于被动或使役结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'embark' (the 'bark' part, /bɑːrk/). No look-alikes that differ in sound are included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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