em·bark
verb/ɪmˈbɑːk/
/ɪmˈbɑːrk/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they embark | /ɪmˈbɑːk/ /ɪmˈbɑːrk/ |
| he / she / it embarks | /ɪmˈbɑːks/ /ɪmˈbɑːrks/ |
| past simple embarked | /ɪmˈbɑːkt/ /ɪmˈbɑːrkt/ |
| past participle embarked | /ɪmˈbɑːkt/ /ɪmˈbɑːrkt/ |
| -ing form embarking | /ɪmˈbɑːkɪŋ/ /ɪmˈbɑːrkɪŋ/ |
- to get onto a ship or plane; to put somebody/something onto a ship or plane
上船（或飞机）；装船（或飞机） - We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked.
我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。 - embark somebody/something They embarked the troops by night.
他们让部队在夜里上了船。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1- The invasion force was ready to embark.
侵略军已经准备好登船。 - The team embarked for Italy.
那一组人登船前往意大利。 - They travelled with him to the coast to watch him embark.
他们和他一起前往海岸观看他登船。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- immediately
- reluctantly
- recently
- …
- be about to
- be ready to
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French embarquer, from em- ‘in’ + barque ‘bark, ship’. - We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked.