debark

IPA/dɪˈbɑːk/
IPA/dɪˈbɑːrk/

debark — 動詞

  • debarkpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • debarkshe / she / it
  • debarkedpast simple
  • debarking-ing form

1. to step off a ship or aircraft once a trip is complete, or to allow passengers t

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釋義

下船；下機

結束旅程後離開船或飛機

to step off a ship or aircraft once a trip is complete, or to allow passengers to exit such a vehicle.

例句

Passengers began to debark from the cruise ship once it reached the port in Barcelona.

乘客一抵達巴塞隆納的港口就開始從郵輪下船。

debark from [vehicle] — preposition pattern

The bus driver told everyone to debark at the final stop before the garage.

公車司機叫所有人在車庫前的最後一站下車。

debark at [location] — place pattern

常見搭配
  • debark from a ship
  • debark at a port
  • passengers debark
  • debark safely
同義詞
  • disembark

    more common synonym for leaving a ship or plane; same register

  • get off

    informal alternative usable for any vehicle

  • alight

    very formal, mainly British English, used for buses and trains

反義詞
  • board

    to get onto a vehicle

  • embark

    to begin a journey by getting onto a ship or plane

文法句型

debark + from + [vehicle]

debark + at + [location]

debark + [people/animals]

用法筆記

Formal register — 'get off' or 'disembark' are more common alternatives in everyday speech. The transitive pattern ('debark + people') is mostly used in military or professional contexts.

常見錯誤

We debarked from the train at rush hour.
We got off the train at rush hour.
'debark' sounds overly formal for routine train travel and is most natural for ships and aircraft.

2. to strip the rough, protective outer layer off the trunk and branches of a tree.

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

剝樹皮

除去樹木的硬質外層

to strip the rough, protective outer layer off the trunk and branches of a tree.

例句

The gardener carefully debarked the fallen branches before using them for the garden path.

園丁在將掉落的樹枝用於花園小徑之前，仔細地剝掉了樹皮。

debark + object (tree part) — transitive pattern

Workers debark the logs after cutting so the wood can dry out properly.

工人砍伐後剝去原木的樹皮，這樣木材才能適當乾燥。

常見搭配
  • debark a log
  • debark timber
  • debark by machine
  • newly debarked wood
同義詞
  • strip

    more general term for removing a covering from any surface

  • peel

    suggests pulling the bark off in strips, often by hand

文法句型

debark + [tree/trunk/log/timber]

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person or a machine in a forestry or woodworking context. This sense is unrelated to the 'leave a vehicle' meaning — they are two distinct words with the same spelling.

常見錯誤

Dad debarked the dog after a bath.
Dad debarked the tree trunk with a special tool.
'debark' when speaking of trees means to remove the outer wood layer, not to bathe an animal.

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