开始（一段旅程）或开始（一个长时间进行或长时间发生的事情）：指开始进行一段旅程或开始进行一个长时间进行或长时间发生的事情。
... sth-oriented 以某事为主，为导向的，比如说money-oriented(拜金主义的) embark on 从事、着手 elaborate 精心制作的 ...
... Nor的用法 (4)Or在下面这种情况下比 nor 常用， 如一个名词短语、形容词短语或副词短语被not 引导时： embark on着手, 开始做某事 ...
... economic strain经济紧张，压力 embark on 开始，从事 choppy 波浪滔滔的，变动频繁，紊乱 ...
登上船(embark on), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
Some forethought and preparation is necessary before you embark on the project.
你着手进行这个项目之前必须有所考虑，有所准备。
For some women I know, this sense of trust and self-belief later in life gave them the courage to leave dysfunctional relationships or embark on new career paths.
对一些我认识的女性来说，这种信任感和自信心在日后给了她们离开不正常人际关系的勇气，或是从事新职业的勇气。
Faced withunknown challenges, they are audacious enough to embark on a perilous journey while most of their peers enjoy stable salaries by working as white-collars at high-end office buildings.
面对未知的挑战，他们敢于踏上一段危险的旅程，而他们的同龄人大多在高端写字楼里做白领，享受着稳定的薪水。
PROMO: "This season on 'Who Do You Think You Are?' seven of the world's most beloved celebrities will embark on life-altering journeys into their family history."
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Those who embark on the quest for knowledge of the best regime may not return the same people that they were before.
那些开始追寻最优政体知识的人,可能最后,都完全地变了一个人。
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Regardless of what we think of the success of that example or of the appeal of the attempt to do such a thing, the amazing thing, I think, is that Milton felt so empowered even to embark on such an enormous project.
他的重建是否成功了我们姑且不论,也不说我们对他的这个雄心作何看法，我认为，不可思议的是，米尔顿觉得自己是如此有力量,他甚至真的开始了这样一项宏大的工程。
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The single currency has also been forcing eurozone governments to embark on a programme of structural reform.
Corcoran's experience highlights the challenges veterans face as they embark on yet another war: entrepreneurship.
He has recently returned from working in Australia to embark on a UK tour.