英 [brəʊtʃ] 美 [broʊtʃ]
vt. 提出；钻孔；开始讨论；给……开口
n. 钻头；凿子；胸针（等于 brooch）
vi. 突然横转
复数broaches
第三人称单数broaches
现在分词broaching
过去式broached
过去分词broached
broach /brəʊtʃ/ [ broaching broached broaches ]
及物动词 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.
最后我提出她早年生活的话题。
动词 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)突然剧烈转向
名词 a long tapered toothed cutting tool for enlarging holes 扩孔机
尖塔
芯子杆
拉刀
锥形尖头工具，手钻，钻头；绞刀，凿子；(开瓶塞的)(旋钻)扩孔器
拉刀(Broach)是一种细长的刀具，其上刀齿密布，很容易发生弯曲变形和遭到意外损伤。因此，使用和保管中应特别注意以下事项：
... Crawlspace 狭小空隙（屋顶或地板下面供电线、水管通过的） Broach 提出 Dilemma 困境；进退两难；两刀论法 ...
... broad 宽的，宽处 broach 骨髓针，倒刺针 Bro.(bronchoscopy) 支气管镜检查 ...
... 锥形尖头工具;扩孔器;在桶上打眼;用凿子开洞;使船横转侧面受到风浪：broach 锥形尖：conical point 锥形架旋臂起重机：pyramid slewing crane ...
钻头；凿子；胸针（等于brooch）
She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father.
她正在为不得不向父亲提出钱的事犯愁。
They still have to broach many tricky subjects.
他们终将处理许多棘手问题。
But these are important issues and it is better to broach them.
但这很重要，最好讨论讨论。
But he's also suggesting how humor is used to broach topics that are impossible to talk about in more direct ways, or that feel dangerous to these boys to approach in more direct ways.
如同它也在不断发展,但他还提出,如何用以幽默的口吻展开话题，在无法直接谈论话题的时候,或者觉得这些人。
1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Timing is everything but my recommendation is to broach the subject only after cocktails.
They have you pick whether you want Elizabeth to wear a bird or a cage broach.
FORBES: An Attempt to Understand BioShock Infinite's Brilliant and Bizarre Ending
As we walked along, I was wondering whether I should broach the subject once more.