embark
动词 v.
英 /ɪmˈbɑːk/|/ɛmˈbɑːk/
美 /ɪmˈbɑɹk/|/ɛmˈbɑɹk/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
— All passengers please embark now.
- To cover or enclose with bark.
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To start, begin.
— Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.
- To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
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To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.
— He embarked his fortune in trade.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque (“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English em-
English bark
English embark
From em- + bark.
English em-
English bark
English embark
From em- + bark.
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