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单词 embark on
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embark on

phrasal verb transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyembark on
he/she/itembarks on
present participleembarking on
past tenseembarked on
past participleembarked on
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1

    embark on

    or

    embark upon

    to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time
    embark on/upon something:

    After leaving college, Lucy embarked on an acting career.

    The new government embarked upon an energetic legislative program.

    Synonyms and related words
    To start doing something
    begin
    start on
    set about
    Collocates
    Noun frequently used with embark on
    ▪ campaign, career, course, policy, process, program, project, series, venture
  2. 2
    to start a journey by ship
    embark on something:

    We embarked on a voyage to the Caribbean.

    Synonyms and related words
    To start a journey
    depart
    embark on
    hit the road

embark on

phrasal verb transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyembark on
he/she/itembarks on
present participleembarking on
past tenseembarked on
past participleembarked on
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1

    embark on

    or

    embark upon

    to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time
    embark on/upon something:

    After leaving college, Lucy embarked on an acting career.

    The new government embarked upon an energetic legislative programme.

    Synonyms and related words
    To start doing something
    start on
    begin
    set about
    Collocates
    Noun frequently used with embark on
    ▪ campaign, career, course, policy, process, programme, project, series, venture
  2. 2
    to start a journey by ship
    embark on something:

    We embarked on a voyage to the Caribbean.

    Synonyms and related words
    To start a journey
    depart
    embark on
    hit the road
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