| 单词 | broach |
| 释义 | Word Frequency broach 1(brəʊtʃ) verb 1. (transitive) to initiate (a topic) for discussion to broach a dangerous subject 2. (transitive) to tap or pierce (a container) to draw off (a liquid) to broach a cask to broach wine 3. (transitive) to open in order to begin to use to broach a shipment 4. (intransitive) to break the surface of the water the trout broached after being hooked 5. (transitive) machinery to enlarge and finish (a hole) by reaming noun 6. a long tapered toothed cutting tool for enlarging holes 7. a spit for roasting meat, etc 8. a roof covering the corner triangle on the top of a square tower having an octagonal spire 9. a pin, forming part of some types of lock, that registers in the hollow bore of a key 10. a tool used for tapping casks 11. a less common spelling of brooch Derived forms broacher (ˈbroacher) noun Word origin C14: from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca (unattested), from Latin brochus projectingWord Frequency broach 2(brəʊtʃ) verb nautical (usually foll by to) to cause (a sailing vessel) to swerve sharply and dangerously or (of a sailing vessel) to swerve sharply and dangerouslyin a following sea, so as to be broadside to the waves Word origin C18: perhaps from broach1 in obsolete sense of turn on a spit |
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