还在把"成长”翻译成"grow up"？难怪别人不懂你在说什么！

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那天和外商开会，

助理汇报的时候，

说"我们是在不断成长的公司"，

但"成长"的英文说成了grow up，

不知道同学们是不是也有同样的问题

究竟什么时候用grow，

什么时候用grow up？





When do we use “grow”?


什么时候用grow？






We use this to talk about something getting physically bigger or longer. We can say “My grass is growing” or “My bank account is growing.”



Grow可以用来描述某物客观上地变大或变长。我们可以说“我种的草在生长”用grow或者是“我的银行账户在增加”用grow。



We use grow as a transitive verb to show that someone plants and raises flowers or vegetable plants.



我们使用grow作为及物动词来描述某人种的花卉或蔬菜植物。



We also use grow to mean that some living thing is becoming bigger or older. We can also use grow to talk about a business or a project that is becoming bigger or more successful.



我们也用grow来表示一些生物变大或变老。我们也可以用grow来谈论一个业务或一个项目发展得越来越大或越来越成功。







Examples of “grow”:

Does your hair grow fast or does it grow slowly?

你的头发长得快还是慢？



What’s the best way to grow a business fast?

快速发展业务的最佳方法是什么？



When do we use “grow up”


什么时候用grow up?


This is only used to talk about people becoming more mature.



这个词只用于形容人变得越来越成熟。



Using “grow up” implies that the thing is human.



使用“grow up”就意味着它修饰的对象是人。







Examples of “grow up”:



Where did you grow up?

你是在哪儿长大的？



What movies were popular when you were growing up?

在你的成长过程中什么电影最受欢迎？



What’s the best thing about watching your niece grow up?

看着你的侄女长大有什么好处？





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