| 单词 | chubby |
| 释义 | chubby (once / 3491 pages) adj Someone who's chubby is plump or slightly overweight. If the vet mentions that your cat's getting a little chubby, you might need to cut down on the cat treats. Many toddlers and young children have round, chubby cheeks, puppies have chubby little bellies, and Santa Claus is perhaps the most famously chubby mythical figure. The word chubby dates from the early 17th century, when it literally meant "looks like a chub," a somewhat round-shaped river fish. There may also be a connection to the Old Norse kumben, "stumpy." WORD FAMILYchubby: chubbier, chubbiest, chubbily, chubbiness USAGE EXAMPLESMy cousin in a thin family was "chubby" from the time she was 3 years old. New York Times(May 02, 2016) Chubby Carrier’s father, zydeco legend Roy Carrier, tried to warm him. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) My first crush was popular, and I was not; I was chubby, awkward and weird. The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016) adj sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure a chubby child Syn embonpoint, plump fat having an (over)abundance of flesh |
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