pudgy

英 ['pʌdʒi] 美 ['pʌdʒi]

adj.矮胖的

◉词源

“pudgy”可能源自英语方言词“pudge”，意为“矮胖”或“圆胖”，其起源不完全明确，但可能与17世纪英语“pud”（短而粗）相关，或受苏格兰语“puddock”（矮胖的人或物）影响。18世纪晚期，“pudgy”进入英语，形容“矮胖的”或“略胖的”，常带有亲切或轻微贬义的语气。

◉外刊例句

① 《The New York Times》 (2023年8月5日)

The pudgy puppy waddled across the lawn.

那只胖乎乎的小狗摇摇摆摆地穿过草坪。

② 《The Guardian》 (2024年3月12日)

His pudgy fingers struggled with the tiny buttons.

他胖乎乎的手指在小纽扣上费力操作。

◉经典名著

① 《了不起的盖茨比》（The Great Gatsby） by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)

His pudgy face flushed with excitement.

他胖乎乎的脸因兴奋而涨红。

② 《麦田里的守望者》（The Catcher in the Rye） by J.D. Salinger (1951)

He was a pudgy guy, always eating.

他是个胖乎乎的家伙，总是在吃东西。

◉Usage Examples

(1) The wizard clapped a pudgy hand to his vast forehead.

(2) He was a massive black giant and I was a pudgy little redhead.

(1) 巫师用胖乎乎的手拍了一下宽大的前额。

(2) 他是个大黑块头，而我是个红头发的小矮胖子。

◉Usage Notes

To be pudgy is to be a chubby and short. Baby piglets are sometimes pudgy, but not the runts. Pudgy can describe body parts, too, like a baby’s pudgy cheeks.

The word pudge is a short, thick person. Make it an adjective and pudgy describes the same qualities. When you're pudgy, you're a little overweight and short. Many children are pudgy, though they usually outgrow the baby fat. Being pudgy is often associated with being cute. For example, bulldogs and pugs are pudgy dogs — they have squat, round bodies that are adorable. This is a gentle word; you probably wouldn't call someone obese pudgy.

◉柯林斯词典

1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]肥胖的；胖墩墩的 If you describe someone as pudgy, you mean that they are rather fat in an unattractive way. [AM 美]

He put a pudgy arm around Harry's shoulder.

他用粗胖的胳膊搂住哈丽的肩膀。