拉長還是搞大?
Extend/expand
Extend擴展;延展。記住這個詞的關鍵是“展”, “to stretch out”,比如:伸展你的手臂就可以說extend your arm;延期可以說the show has been extended;伸出援手 extend the hand of friendship to。也含有提供;給予的意思,比如發出邀請extend an invitation
Expand擴大;擴張。記住這個詞的關鍵是“擴大地盤”,比如擴大生意business expands (擴大到不同地方;不同領域等);人數擴大numbers are expanding。這個詞也可以做“詳述”,比如I’m waiting for her to expand.
簡單說,這兩個詞,一個是拉長,一個是搞大:If you extend your arm, you make it longer. If your waist expands, it’s getting larger.