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。
提出(话题);引出(议题)
broaching — present participle of broach
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提出(话题);引出(议题)
bring up a topic for discussion
She finally broached the issue with her manager.
她终于向经理提出了这个问题。
To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.
To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.
To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative).
broach
Base
原形
broaches
3rd person
第三人称单数
broaching
-ing
现在分词
broached
Past
过去式
broached
Past participle
过去分词
I broach difficult topics only when necessary.
我只在必要时提出棘手的话题。
They broached the subject at last week's meeting.
他们在上周的会议上提出了这个议题。
He is broaching the idea with his team right now.
他正在和团队提起这个想法。
规则动词;常与 topic/subject 搭配,表示‘提出(话题等)’。
I didn't want to broach the subject of money at dinner.
我不想在晚餐时提起钱的话题。
She finally broached the idea of moving abroad with her parents.
她终于向父母提出移居国外的想法。
He broaches the issue at every team meeting, but nobody responds.
他每次团队会议都会提出这个问题,但没人回应。
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。
常用 broach the subject/question/topic,后接 of 说明具体内容。
He broached the subject of moving abroad.
他提出了移居国外的话题。
用 to 引出谈话对象,比 with 更正式。
I didn't know how to broach the matter to him.
我不知道怎么向他提起这件事。
Not this
He broached about the salary issue at the meeting.
Use this
He broached the salary issue at the meeting.
动词 broach 是及物动词,直接接话题名词,不需要介词 about;汉语“提出关于……”的习惯不能照搬到英语。
Not this
She wore a diamond broach on her coat.
Use this
She wore a diamond brooch on her coat.
broach 与 brooch 形近但意思不同:broach 指“提出(话题)”“凿孔”,而表示“胸针”的名词是 brooch。此处说的是首饰,应改为 brooch。
Not this
The company broached the non-compete agreement.
Use this
The company breached the non-compete agreement.
broach 意为“提出(话题)”,而“违反(协议)”应用 breach。两个词拼写相近,但 broach 不表示“违反”,所以要用 breach。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
提起此事
We need to broach the matter carefully with the client.
我们需要谨慎地和客户提起此事。
提出(常指棘手或敏感的)话题
I didn't know how to broach the subject with her.
我不知道如何向她提起这个话题。
Use broaching naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.