broach

发音

英 [brəʊtʃ]word uk audio image

美 [broʊtʃ] word us audio image

  • vt.
    谈起
    打开并开始用
    用凿子扩大(或修光)
    (在桶上)钻孔取液体
  • vi.
    <海>(船)突然横转
  • n.
    (烤肉用的)炙叉
    胸针

单词词源

broach 引入(尴尬的话题)

来自拉丁词brocca, 针,刺。原指刺开,挑明话题。最终可能同break.

双语例句

1. The democrats donot even plan to broach the subject until later in the year , aftertheir first energy bill has got through .
民主党甚至都未计划要提出这项议题,直到今年晚些时候,他们的首个能源提案得到通过。
2. I reluctantly broach the subject : does araki have any evidence that anyone in north korea-abductee or not-has ever heard the broadcast ?
我很不情愿地提出这个问题:荒木有任何证据证明在朝鲜有人听到过海风电台的广播?
3. The world economy is beginning to show signs of improvement , prompting some to broach the idea of unwinding measures put in place last year .
世界经济正开始显现出改善迹象,这促使一些人提出,应逐步取消去年推出的那些举措。
4. " Of course , " yang replied , surprised his boss would broach such a simple topic . " Otherwise , how will the bullets load ? "
“当然”,杨回答,他很诧异他的上司提出如此简单的问题,“否则的话,又怎能装弹”?
5. He generally believes in the smaller state we would rather see ; he would slash red tape and his running-mate , paul ryan , has dared to broach much-needed entitlement reform .
总体上来说,他信奉小政府主义(本报也有此倾向);他将会简化种种繁文缛节,而他的竞选搭档保罗瑞安也敢于去提出美国所亟需的津贴改革。

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