broach
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++broach /brəʊtʃ $ broʊtʃ/ verb [transitive] 1 broach the subject/question/matter etc MENTIONto mention a subject that may be embarrassing or unpleasant or cause an argument 提及〔可能令人尴尬、不快或引起争论的〕话题/问题/事情等 I broached the subject of his past. 我提起了他的过去。► see thesaurus at mention2. DFDto open a bottle or barrel containing wine, beer etc 开启〔装葡萄酒、啤酒等的瓶或桶〕→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
broach• You could see De Gaulle fervently hoped it wouldn't be broached again.• Recently, Milosevic broached one possibility.• But we have not yet broached the explanation of these changes.• I think Susan is being bullied at school, but every time I try to broach the matter with her she refuses to talk about it.• He decided not to broach the subject of divorce until his wife had recovered from her illness.• It was half a year, he thought, since she had last broached the subject of his bachelor status.• But what was still troubling her was the fact that she had still not broached the subject of Janice.• When, two months later, Father van Exem broached the subject, the Archbishop was actually quite upset about the idea.• Moreover Pound's anti-Semitism, later so notorious, certainly casts a sinister light on his readiness to broach these issues.Origin broach (1400-1500) broach “to make a hole in, stab” ((14-17 centuries)), from broach “tool for making holes” ((14-17 centuries)), from French broche; → BROOCHbroach verbChinese
to a be subject Corpus mention that may or embarrassing unpleasant
broach
broach /brəʊtʃ $ broʊtʃ/
verb [transitive]
I broached the subject of his past.
2. to open a bottle or barrel containing wine, beer etc
▪ mention to talk or write about something or someone, usually quickly and without saying very much or giving details: Kate had mentioned his name a few times, but I had not met him before. | Jack mentioned that you might be looking for a new job.
▪refer to somebody/something to say something about someone or something in a conversation, speech, or piece of writing: He had earlier referred to difficulties in gathering evidence. | It was not clear which case he was referring to.
▪touch on something to briefly mention a subject during a speech, lesson, piece of writing etc: This problem has already been touched on in Chapter 4.
▪bring something up to start to talk about a particular subject during a conversation or meeting: I didn’t want to bring up the subject of money. | I knew you’d bring that up!
▪raise to mention a subject that people should start to discuss or think about. Raise is more formal than bring something up: He promised to raise the issue with the Prime Minister. | They raised a number of points.
▪broach to mention a subject that may be embarrassing or upsetting, or that may cause an argument: I was reluctant to broach the subject of payment.
▪cite formal to mention something as an example or proof of something else, or as a reason for something: Hong Kong is often cited as an example of this kind of economic system.
▪allude to something formal to mention something in a way that is deliberately not direct: Many of the ancient Greek poets allude to this myth.
broach /brəʊtʃ $ broʊtʃ/
verb [transitive] Date: 1400-1500
Origin: broach 'to make a hole in, stab' (14-17 centuries), from broach 'tool for making holes' (14-17 centuries), from French broche; ⇨ brooch
1. broach the subject/question/matter etc to mention a subject that may be embarrassing or unpleasant or cause an argument:Origin: broach 'to make a hole in, stab' (14-17 centuries), from broach 'tool for making holes' (14-17 centuries), from French broche; ⇨ brooch
2. to open a bottle or barrel containing wine, beer etc
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