v.  (使)上船[飞机]；(使)装船[飞机] ≠ disembark

• embark on/upon sth  开始，着手〔尤指新的、困难的或令人激动的事〕

• Diehl and her fellow researchers wanted to find out if that was true, so they embarked on a series of nine experiments in the lab and in the field testing people's enjoyment in the presence or absence of a camera. 开始一系列试验

• We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。

• He embarked on a new career as a teacher. 他开始了教书的新生涯。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/