"get the drop on" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 抢先占得优势
• 先发制人

Definition

在别人行动前出其不意地占据优势。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，常见于竞争或对抗时，表示因提前行动而获得先机。在体育、商业等情境常用。

Examples

If you wake up early, you can get the drop on your work.

如果你早起，你可以**抢先占得优势**完成工作。

The team trained hard to get the drop on their rivals.

团队努力训练以**先发制人**战胜对手。

He moved quietly to get the drop on the intruder.

他悄悄行动，想要**出其不意地制服**入侵者。

They were planning to leave early to get the drop on the traffic.

他们打算早点出发，以**抢先避开**交通拥堵。

She always tries to get the drop on her competitors by launching new products first.

她总是先推新产品，努力**领先于**竞争对手。

That little trick helped us get the drop on everyone else in the game.

那个小技巧帮我们在游戏中**抢先一步**赢了所有人。