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broach
- IPA[brōCH]
美式
- raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion；pierce (a cask) to draw liquor.
verb: broach, 3rd person present: broaches, gerund or present participle: broaching, past tense: broached, past participle: broached
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動詞
- 1. raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion he broached the subject he had been avoiding all evening 同義詞
- 2. pierce (a cask) to draw liquor. 同義詞
- ▪ open and start using the contents of (a bottle or other container) boxed wines will remain in good condition for up to four months once broached 同義詞
- 3. (of a fish or sea mammal) rise through the water and break the surface the salmon broach, then fall to slap the water
- an octagonal church spire rising from a square tower without a parapet.
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[brəʊtʃ]
英式
- raise (a difficult subject) for discussion: he broached the subject he had been avoiding all evening
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[brəʊtʃ]
英式
- (of a ship) veer and pitch forward, presenting a side to the wind and waves and losing steerage ... we had broached badly, side on to the wind and sea
- a sudden and unwelcome veering of a ship that causes it to broach: the helmsman was forced to use the engines in conjunction with the wheel to prevent a broach
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[brōCH]
美式
- (of a ship with the wind on the quarter) veer and pitch forward because of bad steering or a ... we had broached badly, side on to the wind and sea the ship would have broached to if the captain had not sprung to the wheel
- a sudden and hazardous veering or pitching of a ship: the helmsman was forced to use the engines in conjunction with the wheel to prevent a broach
Oxford American Dictionary
