broach
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it. 提出
Eventually I broached the subject of her early life. 最後我提出她早年生活的話題。
2. V to cause (a sailing vessel) to swerve sharply and dangerously or (of a sailing vessel) to swerve sharply and dangerously in a following sea, so as to be broadside to the waves 使(帆船)突然劇烈轉(zhuǎn)曏[nautical]
3. N a long tapered toothed cutting tool for enlarging holes 擴(kuò)孔機(jī)
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broach /br??t?/ (broaching,broached,broaches)
劍橋詞典
broach verb [T] (BEGIN)
to begin a discussion of something difficult
開(kāi)始討論；提出（難題等）
At some point we've got to discuss money but I don't know how to broach the subject with him. 我們最終必須談到錢(qián)，但我不知道如何曏他提這個(gè)問(wèn)題。
broach verb [T] (OPEN)
formalto open a bottle or barrel in order to drink its contents
（爲(wèi)飲用）開(kāi)啓（酒瓶、酒桶等）
Shall we broach another cask of wine ? 我再開(kāi)桶葡萄酒喝好嗎？ 返回 broach