🇬🇧🇨🇳 disembark - 下船 : English Lesson

Meaning of "disembark" ("下船"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To disembark means to get off or step out of something you were riding in, like a bus, ship, or plane, and put your feet back on the ground.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

As the pirate crew disembarked, the captain tripped on his own parrot, who yelled, “Graceful landing, matey!”

The ducks disembarked from their tiny toy boat and waddled away like they were late for a very important bread meeting.

The aliens disembarked from their spaceship, looked around, and asked, “Take us to your leader—or at least to your favourite pizza place.”

I disembarked from the spinning teacup ride and walked like a confused spaghetti noodle for five whole minutes.

The royal cat disembarked from her pink kitty carriage and refused to walk unless we rolled out a red carpet.

At the ferry ramp passengers disembark slowly. I disembark with a small suitcase, heart tight. A child will disembark shyly and clutches a teddy. The dog won’t disembark, paws frozen on the gangplank. We coax it; it finally leaps; we all disembark laughing, relief softening faces as shore smells like home.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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