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embark

英 [ɪmˈbɑːk]

美 [ɪmˈbɑːrk]

v.  上船; 装船

现在分词:embarking 过去分词:embarked 过去式:embarked 第三人称单数:embarks 

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同义词辨析

takeboardcatchembarkget on【导航词义:乘坐】

takev. 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。
boardv. 〈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。
catchv. 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。
embarkv. 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 onphr. 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。

短语用例

    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
      1. We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked.
        我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
      2. They embarked the troops by night.
        他们让部队在夜里上了船。

    牛津词典

      verb

      • 上船;装船
        to get onto a ship; to put sth onto a ship
        1. We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked.
          我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
        2. They embarked the troops by night.
          他们让部队在夜里上了船。

      柯林斯词典

      • VERB 着手;开始做
        If youembark onsomething new, difficult, or exciting, you start doing it.
        1. 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. 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。
      • VERB 登(船);上(船)
        When someoneembarks ona ship, they go on board before the start of a journey.
        1. 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。
        2. Bob ordered brigade HQ to embark.
          鲍勃命令旅指挥部登船。

      英英释义

      verb

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

        双语例句

        • Passengers with cargo must embark first.
          带货物的乘客先上船。
        • If I had eyes, how happily would I embark upon so fascinating a study!
          如果我有视力,我会多么幸福地从事如此迷人的研究!
        • 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。
        • I'm about to embark upon a journey around the world.
          我正要开始我环游世界的旅程。
        • 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。
        • When you embark on this colorful ladder, you have a delightful feeling!
          当您走上这五光十色的阶梯,你有一种心旷神怡的感觉!
        • Bob ordered brigade HQ to embark.
          鲍勃命令旅指挥部登船。
        • As we embark on the new millennium we must ask ourselves this.
          在我们进入新世纪的同时,我们要自问。
        • 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。
        • Also, a new town and a new job mean a new adventure to embark on.
          另外,一座新城市和一份新工作就意味着新的挑战。