Word · Frequency #14673
broach
提出（话题）；引出（议题）
核心释义
bring up a topic for discussion
- 1.
To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
- 2.
To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.
- 3.
To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.
- 4.
To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative).
- 5.
To begin discussion about (something).
- 6.
To break the surface of the water.
用凿子修琢(石块)；钻孔；露出水面
用法In use
I didn't want to broach the subject of money at dinner.
用法提示：broach 作及物动词，表示“提出（话题）以供讨论”，后接话题作宾语。
She finally broached the idea of moving abroad with her parents.
用法提示：broached 是 broach 的过去式，表示“提出（想法）进行讨论”。
He broaches the issue at every team meeting, but nobody responds.
用法提示：broaches 是 broach 的第三人称单数形式，表示“提出（问题）供讨论”。
broach sth with sb
broach 的宾语是话题或问题，with 后接人。
She finally broached the issue with her manager.
她终于向经理提出了这个问题。
broach the subject of sth
常用 broach the subject/question/topic，后接 of 说明具体内容。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- broach the subject
- 提出话题
- She finally broached the subject of moving in together.她终于提出了搬来一起住的话题。
- broach an issue
- 提出议题
- I wanted to broach the issue of pay at the meeting.我想在会上提出薪酬议题。
- broach the question
- 提出该问题
- At dinner, she broached the question of their future together.晚餐时，她提出了他们未来何去何从的问题。
- broach the possibility
- 提出可能性
- He broached the possibility of working from home.他提出了在家办公的可能性。
- broach the matter
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：把话题比作木桶，broach 像用钻头开孔，话题就如酒液般涌出，供大家讨论。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：work meetings、academic discussions、formal negotiations broach 表示“提出（话题）”，通常用于正式或需要谨慎措辞的场合，比如工作会议、学术讨论或正式谈判；比 bring up 更正式，多用于书面语或严肃对话。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words rhyme with broach: the stressed vowel /əʊ/ plus /tʃ/ is the same, and they all share the spelling chunk -oach. Beware the spelling lookalikes breach and breech, which are pronounced /briːtʃ/, not /brəʊtʃ/.
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