embark
/emˈbɑːk/verb
no obj.
1- go on board a ship or aircraft上船; 上飞机：
he embarked for India in 1817.
1817年, 他乘船前往印度。
1.1
- with obj. put or take on board a ship or aircraft使上船（或登机）：
its passengers were ready to be embarked.
乘客们已做好了上船（或登机）的准备。
1.2
embark on/upon
begin (a course of action, especially one which is important or demanding)着手进行, 开始从事（尤指重要或费力的事）：he embarked on a new career.
他开始一种新的生涯。
派生词
embarkation
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from French embarquer, from em- 'in' + barque 'bark, ship'.