Short and a bit fat, with a round belly. We use it for a person or an animal whose body looks round and soft rather than tall and thin — a tubby little boy, a tubby cat.

Short短短的and a bit fat又有點胖，with a round belly肚子圓圓的。We use it我們用這個字for a person or an animal來形容人或動物，whose body looks round and soft rather than tall and thin身材看起來圓圓軟軟的、不是高高瘦瘦的——a tubby little boy像矮胖的小男孩，a tubby cat矮胖的貓。

It is informal, and it is one of those words that sits right on a line: said about a small child, a pet, or a friend you are close to, it sounds warm, even affectionate. Said about an adult you do not know well, it is rude.

It is它是informal非正式的說法，and it is one of those words而且是那種that sits right on a line踩在界線上的字：said about a small child, a pet, or a friend you are close to用來說小孩子、寵物，或很熟的朋友時，it sounds warm, even affectionate聽起來很溫暖，甚至帶點疼愛。Said about an adult you do not know well如果是說一個不熟的大人，it is rude那就很沒禮貌了。

Nobody writes 'tubby' in a report or a news story; it belongs to speech and to friendly writing. It is milder and more comic than 'fat', and it always carries the idea of ROUND — a tall heavy person is not tubby.

Nobody writes 'tubby'沒有人會把'tubby'寫進in a report or a news story報告或新聞報導裡；it belongs to speech and to friendly writing它是屬於口語和輕鬆寫作的字。It is它milder and more comic than 'fat'比'fat'語氣更輕、更好笑一點，and it always carries the idea of ROUND而且一定帶有「圓」的意思——a tall heavy person is not tubby一個又高又重的人不算tubby。

The word can also be a noun, a name you call someone ('Hey, Tubby'), and that use is almost always teasing, sometimes cruel. It is a little old-fashioned now; younger speakers say it less than their grandparents did.

The word can also be a noun這個字也可以當名詞用，a name you call someone拿來叫人的名字('Hey, Tubby')（像「嘿，胖子」），and that use is almost always teasing而這種用法幾乎都是在取笑人，sometimes cruel有時候甚至滿殘忍的。It is它a little old-fashioned now現在有點過時了；younger speakers say it less年輕人比較少講，than their grandparents did比他們祖父母那一輩少。