"broached" in Chinese (Simplified)
提出（敏感话题）
Definition
开始谈论某个话题，尤指敏感或令人不舒服的内容。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于较正式场合，经常与“提出某事”类似表达连用，通常指小心地谈起敏感话题。口语日常对话中不常用。
Examples
She finally broached the subject of moving to a new city.
她终于**提出**了搬到新城市的话题。
He broached the idea during the meeting.
他在会议上**提出**了这个想法。
No one had broached the topic before.
以前没人**提出**过这个话题。
It was awkward, but I broached the question about his plans.
虽然有点尴尬，但我还是**提出**了他计划的问题。
Nobody wanted to be the first who broached such a sensitive issue.
没有人想成为第一个**提出**这么敏感话题的人。
She carefully broached the idea of a shorter workweek with her boss.
她小心翼翼地向老板**提出**了工作周缩短的想法。