embark

动词 v.
/ɪmˈbɑːk/|/ɛmˈbɑːk/    /ɪmˈbɑɹk/|/ɛmˈbɑɹk/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
    — All passengers please embark now.
  2. To cover or enclose with bark. transitive
  3. To start, begin.
    — Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.
  4. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard. transitive
  5. To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair. transitive
    — He embarked his fortune in trade.

词形变化

embarks present,singular,third-person embarking participle,present embarked participle,past embarked past embarks present,singular,third-person embarking participle,present embarked participle,past embarked past

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.
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