em·bark /ɪmˈbɑːk $ -ɑːrk/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1.TTWGET ON OR OFF A BUS, PLANE ETCto go onto a ship or a plane, or to put or take something onto a ship or plane (使)上船[飞机];(使)装船[飞机] OPP disembark 2 embark on/upon something phrasal verbphr v START DOING somethingto start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting 开始,着手〔尤指新的、困难的或令人激动的事〕 He embarked on a new career as a teacher. 他开始了教书的新生涯。
—embarkation /ˌembɑːˈkeɪʃən $ -bɑːr-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]