A translation method and an electronic device, wherein the method comprises: displaying a first interface, and the first interface includes a text in a first language; displaying a first control in the first interface in response to a first operation performed on a first text in the first interface; the first control is used to trigger the electronic device to perform translation; displaying a first pop-up window in the first interface in response to a second operation performed on the first control, and displaying a first translation result in the first pop-up window; retracting the first pop-up window in response to a third operation performed on the first interface; expanding the first pop-up window in response to a fourth operation performed on a second text in the first interface, and displaying a second translation result in the first pop-up window.