broach

US [broʊtʃ]
UK [brəʊtʃ]
  • n.拉刀；【机】三角锥；钻头；扩孔器
  • v.引入（尤指令人尴尬或有异议的话题）
  • Web提出；拉削；开
Simple Present：broaches  Present Participle：broaching  Past Tense：broached  

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broach
v.
1.
~ sth (to/with sb)
开始谈论，引入（尤指令人尴尬或有异议的话题）to begin talking about a subject that is difficult to discuss, especially because it is embarrassing or because people disagree about it
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。

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Definition:
AllAll,拉刀拉刀,三角锥三角锥,钻头钻头,扩孔器扩孔器,引入引入,提出提出,拉削拉削,开开
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1.
but before she could broach the subject Martin plunged into the one with which he was full.
但是不等她谈到本题，马丁已经谈开了他自己的题目，他满肚子就是他那题目。
dàn shì bù děng tā tán dào běn tí , mǎ dīng yǐ jīng tán kāi le tā zì jǐ de tí mù , tā mǎn dù zi jiù shì tā nà tí mù 。
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2.
A couple of weeks ago I tried to broach the matter but he looked as if he was about to have a coronary, so I shut up.
几周前，我设法把这个问题提出来，但他看上去好像就要犯心脏病了，因此我闭上了嘴。
jǐ zhōu qián , wǒ shè fǎ bǎ zhè ge wèn tí tí chū lái , dàn tā kàn shàng qù hǎo xiàng jiù yào fàn xīn zàng bìng le , yīn cǐ wǒ bì shàng le zuǐ 。
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3.
Haley and the stranger smoked a while in silence , neither seeming willing to broach the test question of the business .
海利和那陌生人默默无言地吸了一会儿烟，好象谁都不愿先提这笔生意中最伤脑筋的问题。
hǎi lì hé nà mò shēng rén mò mò wú yán de xī le yī huì er yān , hǎo xiàng shuí dōu bú yuàn xiān tí zhè bǐ shēng yì zhōng zuì shāng nǎo jīn de wèn tí 。
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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”？
" dāng rán " , yáng huí dá , tā hěn chà yì tā de shàng si tí chū rú cǐ jiǎn dān de wèn tí , " fǒu zé de huà , yòu zěn néng zhuāng dàn " ?
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5.
There are deep issues in your life now that similarly need to be addressed, even if they aren't easy to broach.
眼下你的生活中就有一些深刻的问题，尽管难以启齿，却同样亟需解决。
yǎn xià nǐ de shēng huó zhōng jiù yǒu yī xiē shēn kè de wèn tí , jǐn guǎn nán yǐ qǐ chǐ , què tóng yàng jí xū jiě jué 。
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6.
If you broach the subject after you have paid, however, the cost of an assignment may be tens of thousands of dollars.
如果你在付了钱之后，再去和开发者讨论这个话题，增加的费用往往是上万美元。
rú guǒ nǐ zài fù le qián zhī hòu , zài qù hé kāi fā zhě tǎo lùn zhè ge huà tí , zēng jiā de fèi yòng wǎng wǎng shì shàng wàn měi yuán 。
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7.
Checkups are typically too brief to allow a doctor to broach the topic tactfully and work out a detailed, practical weight-loss plan.
检查常常太过简单，使医生不能恰如其分地提出问题，并制定详尽可行的减肥计划。
jiǎn chá cháng cháng tài guò jiǎn dān , shǐ yī shēng bù néng qià rú qí fèn de tí chū wèn tí , bìng zhì dìng xiáng jìn kě xíng de jiǎn féi jì huà 。
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8.
She was the first to broach the idea of my escape when we realized the great new tasks.
在我们意识到新的伟大任务之后，是她首先提出了要我逃跑的想法。
zài wǒ men yì shí dào xīn de wěi dà rèn wu zhī hòu , shì tā shǒu xiān tí chū le yào wǒ táo pǎo de xiǎng fǎ 。
9.
They still have to broach many tricky subjects. But better to try that once confidence has begun to grow.
许多棘手问题仍需要处理，但最好是在信任已经开始加强后再处理它们。
xǔ duō jí shǒu wèn tí réng xū yào chǔ lǐ , dàn zuì hǎo shì zài xìn rèn yǐ jīng kāi shǐ jiā qiáng hòu zài chǔ lǐ tā men 。
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10.
Some or all of the eight habits are likely to kick in as soon as you broach the subject.
你一旦提及八大恶习或者部分恶习，他们很可能将你所说的一脚踢开。
nǐ yí dàn tí jí bā dà è xí huò zhě bù fen è xí , tā men hěn kě néng jiāng nǐ suǒ shuō de yī jiǎo tī kāi 。
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