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bougie

/ˈbuːʒi/

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noun

探条，扩张器。

A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie.

Examples :

"The doctor carefully inserted the bougie into the patient's esophagus to widen it and allow them to swallow food more easily. "

医生小心地将扩张器（探条）插入病人的食道，以扩张食道，使他们更容易吞咽食物。

medicine anatomy device

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noun

蜡烛，烛。

Examples :

"The old church was dimly lit by a single bougie on the altar. "

老教堂光线昏暗，只有祭坛上的一根蜡烛照亮着。

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adjective

小资，装逼，附庸风雅.

(usually derogatory) Behaving like or pertaining to people of a higher social status, middle-class / bourgeois people (sometimes carrying connotations of fakeness, elitism, or snobbery).

Examples :

"She started drinking only imported water and complaining about the local grocery store; some people thought she was getting a little bougie. "

她开始只喝进口水，还抱怨本地的超市，有些人觉得她有点小资，开始装起来了。

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adjective

精致, 时髦.

Fancy or good-looking, without the same connotations of snobbery or pretentiousness as in sense 1.

Examples :

"Her apartment was surprisingly bougie for a college student, but in a cozy and welcoming way. "

作为一个大学生，她的公寓出乎意料地精致时髦，但却给人一种温馨舒适的感觉。

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