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broach/brəʊtʃ/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. raise (a subject) for discussion 提出(议题)；提议 2 tr. pierce (a cask) to draw liquor 在(桶)上打眼汲取液体 3 tr. open and start using the contents of (a box, bale, bottle, etc.) 打开(盒子、捆包、瓶子等)并启用其中之物 4 tr. begin drawing (liquor) 开始汲取(酒) 5 intr. & tr. veer or cause (a ship) to veer and present a side to the wind and waves (使) (船)突然横转(侧面迎向风浪) ●n. 1 a bit for boring 钻头 2 a roasting-spit (烤肉用的)炙叉 [Middle English from Old French broche (n.), brocher (v.), ultimately from Latin brocc(h)us ‘projecting’] |