embark

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

em·bark [embark embarks embarked embarking] BrE [ɪmˈbɑːk] NAmE [ɪmˈbɑːrk] verb intransitive, transitive (formal)
to get onto a ship; to put sth onto a ship
•We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked.
•~ sb/sth They embarked the troops by night.
Opp: ↑disembark
Derived Word: ↑embarkation
Derived: ↑embark on something
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French embarquer, from em- ‘in’ + barque ‘bark, ship’.

Example Bank:
•The invasion force was ready to embark.
•The team embarked for Italy.
•They travelled with him to the coast to watch him embark.
•She has already embarked on her studies.
•She was now ready to embark on her adventure.
•The company has recently embarked on a new venture.
•some advice for anyone seriously embarking on a career in the music business

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  venture, enter, ship
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  disembark, debark, set down