中英互译
beat to the punch
美 /biːt tu ðə pʌntʃ/
基本释义
- 先下手为强：比喻在竞争中抢先一步，占据优势地位。
- 抢在前面：比喻在某个行动或事件之前先行动。
双语例句
- Later, move established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch.后来，知名公司竞相在自己的文件中加入这类专利，哪怕只是作为一种防御措施，以应对可能会抢先一步的竞争对手。
- We must get there first in order to beat him to the punch.为了先发制人，我们必须先到达那里。
- What You Can Do: Simple: Beat him to the punch.你能做的：这个简单：打他一拳。
网络短语
- beat sb to the punch在被对手出拳击中前先击中对方
- Beat us to the punch错失良机
- beat someone to the punch抢占先机
- beat somebody to the punch比某人先动手
同义词
（拳击）先发制人，抢先下手