单词 | tubby |
释义 | tubby From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtubbytub‧by /ˈtʌbi/ adjective informalFATshort and slightly fat, with a round stomach SYN plump a tubby little manExamples from the Corpustubby• He had won three world titles by the time he faced a tubby, bespectacled Ulsterman in the 1985 final.• Oscar reminded Horowitz of the Michelin tyre man - short and tubby, his belly bulging behind his belt, round-headed.• The banker was a tubby, jolly-looking man.• He was a small, tubby man wearing a bulky suit with a belted jacket.• He's getting a bit tubby -- too much of his wife's cooking I expect.Origin tubby (1800-1900) tub |
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