英语词汇“broach”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

broachbroach /broʊtʃ/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYbroach

Origin: 1400-1500 broach to make a hole in, stab (14-17 centuries), from broach tool for making holes (14-17 centuries), from French broche

VERB TABLE

broach

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	broach
	he, she, it	broaches
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	broached
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have broached
	he, she, it	has broached
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had broached
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will broach
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have broached

Continuous Form
Present	I	am broaching
	he, she, it	is broaching
	you, we, they	are broaching
Past	I, he, she, it	was broaching
	you, we, they	were broaching
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been broaching
	he, she, it	has been broaching
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been broaching
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be broaching
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been broaching

1broach the subject/question/matter etc. to mention a subject that may be embarrassing or upsetting, or that may cause an argument SYN bring up: Parents often find it difficult to broach the subject of sex with their children.2to open a bottle or barrel containing wine, beer, etc. [Origin: 1400–1500 broach to make a hole in, stab (14–17 centuries), from broach tool for making holes (14–17 centuries), from French broche]