英英释义:to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time
表示“开始做”,我们在一些语境中用它替换 start, begin 这些表示开始的单词。
embark on 的本意是“登船”,因此相比 start, embark on 表示“开始做”时更有画面感,像是要开始一场期待已久的漫长旅途。
embark on 的用法比较简单,它后面可以接表示旅途、冒险类的名词,也常接表示关系、计划、项目、职业的词。
sentence
1. A team of ordinary people embark on a mission to save Earth.
2. On Chinese New Year's day, let's embark on the journey to save the Earth.
3. 在面试中,介绍自己的经历时就可以用到 embark on。
After graduation, I embarked on a master’s degree at Beijing Film Academy.
4. The prime minister has embarked on a campaign against Israel's new public broadcasting corporation
5. When Vietnam and China embarked on reforms they were both young countries, with median ages of about 20.
practice
他即将开始新的职业生涯,做一位硬核说唱歌手。
He is going to embark on a new career as an R&B rapper.
参考翻译:He is about to embark on a new career as a hardcore rapper.
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