If someone is chubby, they are a little fat, in a way that often looks healthy, soft, and even cute — a baby’s cheeks, a round little child, a well-fed cat. It is milder than fat, and much milder than words people use to insult.

if someone is chubby如果一個人是chubby的, they are a little fat他們就是有點胖, in a way that often looks healthy, soft, and even cute但常常給人健康、軟軟的,甚至可愛的感覺—— a baby's cheeks像嬰兒的臉頰, a round little child圓滾滾的小孩, a well-fed cat養得肥肥的貓。it is milder than fat這個詞比fat(胖)溫和, and much milder than words people use to insult也比拿來罵人的字眼溫和很多。

Families use it with love. Friends may use it as a joke. Adults can still feel hurt by it, because it points at the body.

families use it with love家人會帶著疼愛用這個詞。friends may use it as a joke朋友之間也可能拿來開玩笑。adults can still feel hurt by it但大人聽了還是可能會受傷, because it points at the body因為這個詞是在講身體。

The word has been in English since the 1600s, and it comes from the chub, a thick-bodied fish: people looked at the fish and then at a round person.

the word has been in English since the 1600s這個詞從1600年代就出現在英文裡了, and it comes from the chub, a thick-bodied fish來自chub這種身體肥厚的魚: people looked at the fish and then at a round person人們看看那種魚,再看看圓滾滾的人,就這樣連結起來了。

There is also a slang noun “a chubby” that some speakers use in a rude sexual way; that is not this sense, and you can leave it alone. For learners, chubby is the friendly adjective, mostly for small children, animals, cheeks, and fingers.

there is also a slang noun “a chubby”另外也有一個俚語名詞『a chubby』 that some speakers use in a rude sexual way有些人會用在粗俗的性方面意思上; that is not this sense那不是這裡講的意思, and you can leave it alone你可以不用理會。for learners對學習者來說, chubby is the friendly adjectivechubby是那個友善的形容詞, mostly for small children, animals, cheeks, and fingers主要用在小孩、動物、臉頰,還有手指上。